diff --git a/board/exmeritus/hww1u1a/hww1u1a.c b/board/exmeritus/hww1u1a/hww1u1a.c
index 97b84b322451486cec051fec8c8007ce2026c952..643ece1ae65c95a45814039ca1522a5259c7d7b2 100644
--- a/board/exmeritus/hww1u1a/hww1u1a.c
+++ b/board/exmeritus/hww1u1a/hww1u1a.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap bootflash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -214,8 +214,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for FLASH */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for FLASH */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c b/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
index 9d6b9a7b669bbc93146fe319de38d8e629531a23..34d66d5fd2dd59891d77288cbaeb39988dc2b12e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/b4860qds/b4860qds.c
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ out:
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 	int ret;
 
 	/*
@@ -925,8 +925,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/bsc9132qds/bsc9132qds.c b/board/freescale/bsc9132qds/bsc9132qds.c
index 9377280063e07eed30769a74912b9b0a9949d266..10580bcecc51cde79d182a962c85645a96ba86ce 100644
--- a/board/freescale/bsc9132qds/bsc9132qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/bsc9132qds/bsc9132qds.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYS_NO_FLASH
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -161,8 +161,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/c29xpcie/c29xpcie.c b/board/freescale/c29xpcie/c29xpcie.c
index f964d6185aa0f35c0047d7c397acc7734638d894..534c6d11b056034b72e409d6f809aae11aee1468 100644
--- a/board/freescale/c29xpcie/c29xpcie.c
+++ b/board/freescale/c29xpcie/c29xpcie.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned long flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 1;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/corenet_ds.c b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/corenet_ds.c
index 9212372feed97719e7863e77b7d801749fde2a1c..65b386741e166c9e0d0c56d69ef7a2a6ba853111 100644
--- a/board/freescale/corenet_ds/corenet_ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/corenet_ds/corenet_ds.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -112,8 +112,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,	/* tlb, epn, rpn */
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,	/* perms, wimge */
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
index 467f4f2013feac90e8962cb9b8a1d43dbb3a82d2..93eed59b1a95b23dda37ec20c2b06798bf9604ae 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8536ds/mpc8536ds.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -207,8 +207,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 1;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,	/* tlb, epn, rpn */
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,	/* perms, wimge */
diff --git a/board/freescale/mpc8572ds/mpc8572ds.c b/board/freescale/mpc8572ds/mpc8572ds.c
index 56863222c869f2062ffdfc6b60d31d751adf599a..1bbf83214873d35a41974dddca61f6c9d8de3181 100644
--- a/board/freescale/mpc8572ds/mpc8572ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/mpc8572ds/mpc8572ds.c
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -155,8 +155,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2; /* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,	/* tlb, epn, rpn */
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,	/* perms, wimge */
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1010rdb/p1010rdb.c b/board/freescale/p1010rdb/p1010rdb.c
index 62caf676c6458b41a23aac3c429f5e20709a6545..491b576258cd7f972bb81df4ef22e677bfa04497 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1010rdb/p1010rdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1010rdb/p1010rdb.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int board_early_init_f(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -104,8 +104,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1022ds/p1022ds.c b/board/freescale/p1022ds/p1022ds.c
index ba789a4daf1894a9e58dff4979127809fd10dea3..f5e18515a0f867b511bf66a0ce24582c8e453ed1 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1022ds/p1022ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1022ds/p1022ds.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -260,8 +260,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1023rdb/p1023rdb.c b/board/freescale/p1023rdb/p1023rdb.c
index d2d4f8390aadfb8c6e5bb38fd38d6fa3f8779f21..d4d277ba6d3c1ba866a1a1a8dfdd0f551167625f 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1023rdb/p1023rdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1023rdb/p1023rdb.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -68,8 +68,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb/p1_p2_rdb.c b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb/p1_p2_rdb.c
index 3df557d6a3d445f2cd817d58ec66bec3484968f2..aba4f534b8655b5d532dd36e2086328013cbcc84 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb/p1_p2_rdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb/p1_p2_rdb.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ int misc_init_r(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 	volatile ccsr_gur_t *gur = (void *)(CONFIG_SYS_MPC85xx_GUTS_ADDR);
 	unsigned int orig_bus = i2c_get_bus_num();
 	u8 i2c_data;
@@ -163,8 +163,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/p1_p2_rdb_pc.c b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/p1_p2_rdb_pc.c
index 5f3d6fd28bf6676af107fb49a2144d961bb1005c..a6756c68f40f3698a330249299a13b3bb9317a95 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/p1_p2_rdb_pc.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1_p2_rdb_pc/p1_p2_rdb_pc.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -299,8 +299,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS, /* tlb, epn, rpn */
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,/* perms, wimge */
diff --git a/board/freescale/p1_twr/p1_twr.c b/board/freescale/p1_twr/p1_twr.c
index 0e0d0587d794741504a5bfb5ffca02b3539aad65..a0a416ba17667784044ab961376ce1532830dd11 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p1_twr/p1_twr.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p1_twr/p1_twr.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -166,8 +166,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS, /* tlb, epn, rpn */
 		MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,           /* perms, wimge */
diff --git a/board/freescale/p2020ds/p2020ds.c b/board/freescale/p2020ds/p2020ds.c
index a0cf927038f625acbdbc8c0d4ee731d021831ab4..b72fcffdd08dd9e579ae901a50902ff9e328692a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p2020ds/p2020ds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p2020ds/p2020ds.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void pci_init_board(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -170,8 +170,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/p2041rdb/p2041rdb.c b/board/freescale/p2041rdb/p2041rdb.c
index 8554512df69eabea0ff8fe6b35bb2d1f80687a54..a14b43b5a503e4a272e7e6baab96e37ce858467c 100644
--- a/board/freescale/p2041rdb/p2041rdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/p2041rdb/p2041rdb.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void board_config_lanes_mux(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -127,8 +127,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 			MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c b/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
index 0e83d172dac53f582ac8f00f7b247893dfd95fb0..19af46e48fdb1ba15a7d828cf40fdd49eb577f28 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t1040qds/t1040qds.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -130,8 +130,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t104xrdb/t104xrdb.c b/board/freescale/t104xrdb/t104xrdb.c
index a5e5fffac4c8fc48da640d8a89b59d389acf234b..ddb669fb06c9b8b5e982863477395f9eb971571a 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t104xrdb/t104xrdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t104xrdb/t104xrdb.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash region to caching-inhibited
@@ -59,8 +59,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t208xqds/t208xqds.c b/board/freescale/t208xqds/t208xqds.c
index 135343949ee6d3995bf31bfaa04485262dae318e..fc6d25611171603fb1963c58392270b3dbffd5da 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t208xqds/t208xqds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t208xqds/t208xqds.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ int brd_mux_lane_to_slot(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -337,8 +337,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t208xrdb/t208xrdb.c b/board/freescale/t208xrdb/t208xrdb.c
index 265c1f97ddbb6bb927bc2d24129419100647ab85..be99fb806dd73648918bd8eaf829912f4b85fb4e 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t208xrdb/t208xrdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t208xrdb/t208xrdb.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ int checkboard(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
 	 * so that flash can be erased properly.
@@ -67,9 +67,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	/* Flush d-cache and invalidate i-cache of any FLASH data */
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
-
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240emu.c b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240emu.c
index 7a610367da4322fff5853d40dc4df4c37e9f31b0..479e124a3969d13f9b2bc6b5c95dc44827267529 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240emu.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240emu.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ int checkboard(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -43,8 +43,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds.c b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds.c
index fe1bc7f08df918eeb01ed0be831ab2ed91bab195..c5161c80b69e10288b69673b67f6c8da3fa71f49 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4qds/t4240qds.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ int config_backside_crossbar_mux(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -539,8 +539,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,
diff --git a/board/freescale/t4rdb/t4240rdb.c b/board/freescale/t4rdb/t4240rdb.c
index 5448c86c48237150dcfcb8ff7109f1bd9a9bda7e..afef7e93d03b6efe06d2b2c913fdff50a2d61211 100644
--- a/board/freescale/t4rdb/t4240rdb.c
+++ b/board/freescale/t4rdb/t4240rdb.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int checkboard(void)
 int board_early_init_r(void)
 {
 	const unsigned int flashbase = CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE;
-	const u8 flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
+	int flash_esel = find_tlb_idx((void *)flashbase, 1);
 
 	/*
 	 * Remap Boot flash + PROMJET region to caching-inhibited
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ int board_early_init_r(void)
 	flush_dcache();
 	invalidate_icache();
 
-	/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
-	disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	if (flash_esel == -1) {
+		/* very unlikely unless something is messed up */
+		puts("Error: Could not find TLB for FLASH BASE\n");
+		flash_esel = 2;	/* give our best effort to continue */
+	} else {
+		/* invalidate existing TLB entry for flash + promjet */
+		disable_tlb(flash_esel);
+	}
 
 	set_tlb(1, flashbase, CONFIG_SYS_FLASH_BASE_PHYS,
 		MAS3_SX|MAS3_SW|MAS3_SR, MAS2_I|MAS2_G,