diff --git a/board/freescale/m5329evb/m5329evb.c b/board/freescale/m5329evb/m5329evb.c
index d180b6f43f1ebbd209b220930b2450abfe609870..058cda5b257252909855490ade49497981be3d3d 100644
--- a/board/freescale/m5329evb/m5329evb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/m5329evb/m5329evb.c
@@ -87,10 +87,3 @@ int testdram(void)
 	return (0);
 }
 
-#ifdef CFG_FLASH_CFI
-void sync(void)
-{
-	/* This sync function is PowerPC intruction,
-	   coldfire does not have this instruction. Dummy function */
-}
-#endif				/* CFG_FLASH_CFI */
diff --git a/include/asm-m68k/io.h b/include/asm-m68k/io.h
index 8dea02abab532d880af3ce9e07308cd4c738f4fd..114efb15d7e35f68f17ccdd3342457e6d716aaa7 100644
--- a/include/asm-m68k/io.h
+++ b/include/asm-m68k/io.h
@@ -211,4 +211,11 @@ extern inline void out_be32(volatile unsigned *addr, int val)
 	*addr = val;
 }
 
+static inline void sync(void)
+{
+	/* This sync function is for PowerPC or other architecture instruction
+	 * ColdFire does not have this instruction. Dummy function, added for
+	 * compatibility (CFI driver)
+	 */
+}
 #endif				/* __ASM_M68K_IO_H__ */