diff --git a/common/cmd_bootm.c b/common/cmd_bootm.c
index a78a16df9..e5d70fa20 100644
--- a/common/cmd_bootm.c
+++ b/common/cmd_bootm.c
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ do_bootm_linux (cmd_tbl_t *cmdtp, int flag,
 			initrd_copy_to_ram = 0;
 	} else {	/* not set, no restrictions to load high */
 		initrd_high = ~0;
-		initrd_copy_to_ram = 0;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LOGBUFFER
diff --git a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
index b0897695a..aca2ecc23 100644
--- a/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
+++ b/include/configs/MPC8641HPCN.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@
  */
 #define CFG_DDR_SDRAM_BASE	0x00000000	/* DDR is system memory*/
 #define CFG_SDRAM_BASE		CFG_DDR_SDRAM_BASE
+#define CONFIG_VERY_BIG_RAM
 
 #define MPC86xx_DDR_SDRAM_CLK_CNTL