diff --git a/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c b/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
index d569c49727..332afaad9f 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc83xx/cpu.c
@@ -52,13 +52,26 @@ int checkcpu(void)
 
 	immr = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMR;
 
-	if ((pvr & 0xFFFF0000) != PVR_83xx) {
-		puts("Not MPC83xx Family!!!\n");
-		return -1;
+	puts("CPU: ");
+
+	switch (pvr & 0xffff0000) {
+		case PVR_E300C1:
+			printf("e300c1, ");
+			break;
+
+		case PVR_E300C2:
+			printf("e300c2, ");
+			break;
+
+		case PVR_E300C3:
+			printf("e300c3, ");
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			printf("Unknown core, ");
 	}
 
 	spridr = immr->sysconf.spridr;
-	puts("CPU: ");
 	switch(spridr) {
 	case SPR_8349E_REV10:
 	case SPR_8349E_REV11:
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/e300.h b/include/asm-ppc/e300.h
index ff9512f203..d1bb159aef 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/e300.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/e300.h
@@ -6,19 +6,9 @@
 #ifndef	__E300_H__
 #define __E300_H__
 
-/*
- * e300 Processor Version & Revision Numbers
- */
-#define PVR_83xx 0x80830000
-#define PVR_8349_REV10 (PVR_83xx | 0x0010)
-#define PVR_8349_REV11 (PVR_83xx | 0x0011)
-#define PVR_8360_REV10 (PVR_83xx | 0x0020)
-#define PVR_8360_REV11 (PVR_83xx | 0x0020)
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_MPC832X)
-#undef PVR_83xx
-#define PVR_83xx 0x80840000
-#endif
+#define PVR_E300C1	0x80830000
+#define PVR_E300C2	0x80840000
+#define PVR_E300C3	0x80850000
 
 /*
  * Hardware Implementation-Dependent Register 0 (HID0)