diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
index 1264d3028f..fac98d559a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	char		env_buf[32];	/* buffer for getenv() before reloc. */
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 	unsigned long	post_log_word; /* Record POST activities */
+	unsigned long	post_log_res; /* success of POST test */
 	unsigned long	post_init_f_time; /* When post_init_f started */
 #endif
 } gd_t;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/global_data.h
index f7aa71113d..67aa30f04c 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ typedef struct global_data {
 	unsigned long env_valid;	/* Checksum of Environment valid? */
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 	unsigned long post_log_word;	/* Record POST activities */
+	unsigned long post_log_res; 	/* success of POST test */
 	unsigned long post_init_f_time;	/* When post_init_f started */
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/nios2/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/nios2/include/asm/global_data.h
index d9f06645a3..4b86fbdacf 100644
--- a/arch/nios2/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/nios2/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 	unsigned long	env_valid;	/* Checksum of Environment valid */
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 	unsigned long	post_log_word;	/* Record POST activities */
+	unsigned long	post_log_res; /* success of POST test */
 	unsigned long	post_init_f_time; /* When post_init_f started */
 #endif
 	void		**jt;		/* Standalone app jump table */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
index 7fcaf384ed..01f1d4acba 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ typedef	struct	global_data {
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 	unsigned long	post_log_word;  /* Record POST activities */
+	unsigned long	post_log_res; /* success of POST test */
 	unsigned long	post_init_f_time;  /* When post_init_f started */
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_TYPES
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/global_data.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/global_data.h
index a1e4b44aac..613e2d8e0c 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/global_data.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/global_data.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ typedef struct global_data {
 #endif
 #if defined(CONFIG_POST) || defined(CONFIG_LOGBUFFER)
 	unsigned long post_log_word;	/* Record POST activities */
+	unsigned long post_log_res;	/* success of POST test */
 	unsigned long post_init_f_time;	/* When post_init_f started */
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_BOARD_TYPES
diff --git a/post/post.c b/post/post.c
index 852d6a5dab..61acf8d5bb 100644
--- a/post/post.c
+++ b/post/post.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ void post_bootmode_init (void)
 
 	/* Reset activity record */
 	gd->post_log_word = 0;
+	gd->post_log_res = 0;
 }
 
 int post_bootmode_get (unsigned int *last_test)
@@ -144,12 +145,12 @@ int post_bootmode_get (unsigned int *last_test)
 /* POST tests run before relocation only mark status bits .... */
 static void post_log_mark_start ( unsigned long testid )
 {
-	gd->post_log_word |= (testid)<<16;
+	gd->post_log_word |= testid;
 }
 
 static void post_log_mark_succ ( unsigned long testid )
 {
-	gd->post_log_word |= testid;
+	gd->post_log_res |= testid;
 }
 
 /* ... and the messages are output once we are relocated */
@@ -158,9 +159,9 @@ void post_output_backlog ( void )
 	int j;
 
 	for (j = 0; j < post_list_size; j++) {
-		if (gd->post_log_word & (post_list[j].testid<<16)) {
+		if (gd->post_log_word & (post_list[j].testid)) {
 			post_log ("POST %s ", post_list[j].cmd);
-			if (gd->post_log_word & post_list[j].testid)
+			if (gd->post_log_res & post_list[j].testid)
 				post_log ("PASSED\n");
 			else {
 				post_log ("FAILED\n");