diff --git a/common/cmd_bootm.c b/common/cmd_bootm.c
index 022cef8460..dc88e6307b 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bootm.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bootm.c
@@ -168,20 +168,17 @@ int do_bootm (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 	phys_size_t	mem_size;
 	int		ret;
 
-	struct lmb lmb;
-
 	memset ((void *)&images, 0, sizeof (images));
 	images.verify = getenv_yesno ("verify");
-	images.lmb = &lmb;
 
-	lmb_init(&lmb);
+	lmb_init(&images.lmb);
 
 	mem_start = getenv_bootm_low();
 	mem_size = getenv_bootm_size();
 
-	lmb_add(&lmb, (phys_addr_t)mem_start, mem_size);
+	lmb_add(&images.lmb, (phys_addr_t)mem_start, mem_size);
 
-	board_lmb_reserve(&lmb);
+	board_lmb_reserve(&images.lmb);
 
 	/* get kernel image header, start address and length */
 	os_hdr = boot_get_kernel (cmdtp, flag, argc, argv,
@@ -387,7 +384,7 @@ int do_bootm (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	show_boot_progress (8);
 
-	lmb_reserve(&lmb, load_start, (load_end - load_start));
+	lmb_reserve(&images.lmb, load_start, (load_end - load_start));
 
 	switch (os) {
 	default:			/* handled by (original) Linux case */
diff --git a/include/image.h b/include/image.h
index 653cbc6ce3..c1acd7b822 100644
--- a/include/image.h
+++ b/include/image.h
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ typedef struct bootm_headers {
 	ulong		ft_len;		/* length of flat device tree */
 
 	int		verify;		/* getenv("verify")[0] != 'n' */
-	struct lmb	*lmb;		/* for memory mgmt */
+#ifndef USE_HOSTCC
+	struct lmb	lmb;		/* for memory mgmt */
+#endif
 } bootm_headers_t;
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib_m68k/bootm.c b/lib_m68k/bootm.c
index 241721dad7..1c3b9c9219 100644
--- a/lib_m68k/bootm.c
+++ b/lib_m68k/bootm.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void do_bootm_linux(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag,
 	ulong bootmap_base;
 	bd_t  *kbd;
 	void  (*kernel) (bd_t *, ulong, ulong, ulong, ulong);
-	struct lmb *lmb = images->lmb;
+	struct lmb *lmb = &images->lmb;
 
 	bootmap_base = getenv_bootm_low();
 
diff --git a/lib_ppc/bootm.c b/lib_ppc/bootm.c
index a3e632f12f..b86169a93b 100644
--- a/lib_ppc/bootm.c
+++ b/lib_ppc/bootm.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ do_bootm_linux(cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[],
 			  ulong r7, ulong r8, ulong r9);
 	int	ret;
 	ulong	of_size = images->ft_len;
-	struct lmb *lmb = images->lmb;
+	struct lmb *lmb = &images->lmb;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_OF_LIBFDT)
 	char	*of_flat_tree = images->ft_addr;
diff --git a/lib_sparc/bootm.c b/lib_sparc/bootm.c
index 71d34baadd..aac05e4b26 100644
--- a/lib_sparc/bootm.c
+++ b/lib_sparc/bootm.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void do_bootm_linux(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[],
 	unsigned int data, len, checksum;
 	unsigned int initrd_addr, kernend;
 	void (*kernel) (struct linux_romvec *, void *);
-	struct lmb *lmb = images->lmb;
+	struct lmb *lmb = &images->lmb;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (images->legacy_hdr_valid) {