diff --git a/board/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c b/board/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
index 5bbaa5cf2e..a9b1d9eb32 100644
--- a/board/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
+++ b/board/mpc8360emds/mpc8360emds.c
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ int do_ecc(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 				/* write memory location injecting errors */
 				ppcDWstore((u32 *) i, pattern);
+				__asm__ __volatile__("sync");
 
 				/* disable injects */
 				ddr->ecc_err_inject &= ~ECC_ERR_INJECT_EIEN;
@@ -543,10 +544,12 @@ int do_ecc(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 
 				/* read data, this generates ECC error */
 				ppcDWload((u32 *) i, ret);
+				__asm__ __volatile__("sync");
 
 				/* re-initialize memory, double word write the location again,
 				 * generates new ECC code this time */
 				ppcDWstore((u32 *) i, writeback);
+				__asm__ __volatile__("sync");
 			}
 			enable_interrupts();
 			return 0;
@@ -588,6 +591,7 @@ int do_ecc(cmd_tbl_t * cmdtp, int flag, int argc, char *argv[])
 				 * double word write the location again,
 				 * generates new ECC code this time */
 				ppcDWstore((u32 *) i, writeback);
+				__asm__ __volatile__("sync");
 			}
 			enable_interrupts();
 			return 0;
diff --git a/cpu/mpc83xx/spd_sdram.c b/cpu/mpc83xx/spd_sdram.c
index acc8c9e79b..b91c6130e7 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc83xx/spd_sdram.c
+++ b/cpu/mpc83xx/spd_sdram.c
@@ -562,54 +562,38 @@ static __inline__ unsigned long get_tbms (void)
 /* #define CONFIG_DDR_ECC_INIT_VIA_DMA */
 void ddr_enable_ecc(unsigned int dram_size)
 {
-	uint *p;
 	volatile immap_t *immap = (immap_t *)CFG_IMMRBAR;
 	volatile ddr83xx_t *ddr= &immap->ddr;
 	unsigned long t_start, t_end;
+	register u64 *p;
+	register uint size;
+	unsigned int pattern[2];
 #if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC_INIT_VIA_DMA)
 	uint i;
 #endif
-
-	debug("Initialize a Cachline in DRAM\n");
 	icache_enable();
-
-#if defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC_INIT_VIA_DMA)
-	/* Initialise DMA for direct Transfers */
-	dma_init();
-#endif
-
 	t_start = get_tbms();
+	pattern[0] = 0xdeadbeef;
+	pattern[1] = 0xdeadbeef;
 
 #if !defined(CONFIG_DDR_ECC_INIT_VIA_DMA)
-	debug("DDR init: Cache flush method\n");
-	for (p = 0; p < (uint *)(dram_size); p++) {
-		if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1f) == 0) {
-			ppcDcbz((unsigned long) p);
-		}
-
-		/* write pattern to cache and flush */
-		*p = (unsigned int)0xdeadbeef;
-
-		if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1c) == 0x1c) {
-			ppcDcbf((unsigned long) p);
-		}
+	debug("ddr init: CPU FP write method\n");
+	size = dram_size;
+	for (p = 0; p < (u64*)(size); p++) {
+		ppcDWstore((u32*)p, pattern);
 	}
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sync");
 #else
-	printf("DDR init: DMA method\n");
-	for (p = 0; p < (uint *)(8 * 1024); p++) {
-		/* zero one data cache line */
-		if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1f) == 0) {
-			ppcDcbz((unsigned long)p);
-		}
-
-		/* write pattern to it and flush */
-		*p = (unsigned int)0xdeadbeef;
-
-		if (((unsigned int)p & 0x1c) == 0x1c) {
-			ppcDcbf((unsigned long)p);
-		}
+	debug("ddr init: DMA method\n");
+	size = 0x2000;
+	for (p = 0; p < (u64*)(size); p++) {
+		ppcDWstore((u32*)p, pattern);
 	}
+	__asm__ __volatile__ ("sync");
 
+	/* Initialise DMA for direct transfer */
+	dma_init();
+	/* Start DMA to transfer */
 	dma_xfer((uint *)0x2000, 0x2000, (uint *)0); /* 8K */
 	dma_xfer((uint *)0x4000, 0x4000, (uint *)0); /* 16K */
 	dma_xfer((uint *)0x8000, 0x8000, (uint *)0); /* 32K */
diff --git a/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S b/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
index a7ed3c5b2c..c43835c8dc 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc83xx/start.S
@@ -870,6 +870,18 @@ ppcDcbz:
 	dcbz	r0,r3
 	blr
 
+	.globl	ppcDWstore
+ppcDWstore:
+	lfd	1, 0(r4)
+	stfd	1, 0(r3)
+	blr
+
+	.globl	ppcDWload
+ppcDWload:
+	lfd	1, 0(r3)
+	stfd	1, 0(r4)
+	blr
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/common.h b/include/common.h
index 349d5cf726..0be8372cc5 100644
--- a/include/common.h
+++ b/include/common.h
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ void		ppcSync(void);
 void		ppcDcbz(unsigned long value);
 #endif
 
+#if defined (CONFIG_MPC83XX)
+void		ppcDWload(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int *ret);
+void		ppcDWstore(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int *value);
+#endif
+
 /* $(CPU)/cpu.c */
 int	checkcpu      (void);
 int	checkicache   (void);