diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
index a9d209135975..cae31a6e8f02 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/main.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct addr_range prep_initrd(struct addr_range vmlinux, void *chosen,
 {
 	/* If we have an image attached to us, it overrides anything
 	 * supplied by the loader. */
-	if (_initrd_end > _initrd_start) {
+	if (&_initrd_end > &_initrd_start) {
 		printf("Attached initrd image at 0x%p-0x%p\n\r",
 		       _initrd_start, _initrd_end);
 		initrd_addr = (unsigned long)_initrd_start;
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ static void prep_esm_blob(struct addr_range vmlinux, void *chosen)
 	unsigned long esm_blob_addr, esm_blob_size;
 
 	/* Do we have an ESM (Enter Secure Mode) blob? */
-	if (_esm_blob_end <= _esm_blob_start)
+	if (&_esm_blob_end <= &_esm_blob_start)
 		return;
 
 	printf("Attached ESM blob at 0x%p-0x%p\n\r",
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c b/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
index c52552a681c5..6e4efbdb6b7c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/ps3.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void platform_init(void)
 	ps3_repository_read_rm_size(&rm_size);
 	dt_fixup_memory(0, rm_size);
 
-	if (_initrd_end > _initrd_start) {
+	if (&_initrd_end > &_initrd_start) {
 		setprop_val(chosen, "linux,initrd-start", (u32)(_initrd_start));
 		setprop_val(chosen, "linux,initrd-end", (u32)(_initrd_end));
 	}