diff --git a/common/spl/spl_ram.c b/common/spl/spl_ram.c
index 619b39a..5fcc3b1 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_ram.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_ram.c
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ static int spl_ram_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
 			 * No binman support or no information. For now, fix it
 			 * to the address pointed to by U-Boot.
 			 */
-			header = spl_get_load_buffer(-sizeof(*header),
-						     sizeof(*header));
-
+			u_boot_pos = (ulong)spl_get_load_buffer(-sizeof(*header),
+								sizeof(*header));
 		}
 		header = (struct image_header *)map_sysmem(u_boot_pos, 0);