diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
index c1691ae060..f909a33a91 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
@@ -316,15 +316,15 @@ void ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 	    immr->sysconf.spridr == SPR_8360E_REV21) {
 		int nodeoffset;
 		const char *prop;
-		const char *path;
+		int path;
 
 		nodeoffset = fdt_path_offset(blob, "/aliases");
 		if (nodeoffset >= 0) {
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH0)
 			/* fixup UCC 1 if using rgmii-id mode */
-			path = fdt_getprop(blob, nodeoffset, "ethernet0", NULL);
-			if (path) {
-				path = fdt_path_offset(blob, path);
+			prop = fdt_getprop(blob, nodeoffset, "ethernet0", NULL);
+			if (prop) {
+				path = fdt_path_offset(blob, prop);
 				prop = fdt_getprop(blob, path,
 				                   "phy-connection-type", 0);
 				if (prop && (strcmp(prop, "rgmii-id") == 0))
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ void ft_board_setup(void *blob, bd_t *bd)
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAS_ETH1)
 			/* fixup UCC 2 if using rgmii-id mode */
-			path = fdt_getprop(blob, nodeoffset, "ethernet1", NULL);
-			if (path) {
-				path = fdt_path_offset(blob, path);
+			prop = fdt_getprop(blob, nodeoffset, "ethernet1", NULL);
+			if (prop) {
+				path = fdt_path_offset(blob, prop);
 				prop = fdt_getprop(blob, path,
 				                   "phy-connection-type", 0);
 				if (prop && (strcmp(prop, "rgmii-id") == 0))