diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h
index 9f0e791f51..9beef960f7 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r.h
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@
 #define VT8237R_SMBUS_IO_BASE		0x400
 /* 0x0 disabled, 0x2 reserved, 0xf = IRQ15 */
 #define VT8237R_ACPI_IRQ		0x9
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
 #define VT8237S_SPI_MEM_BASE		0xfed02000ULL
+#else
+#define VT8237S_SPI_MEM_BASE		0xfed02000UL
+#endif
 #define VT8237R_HPET_ADDR		0xfed00000ULL
 #define VT8237R_APIC_BASE		0xfec00000ULL
 
diff --git a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
index 9c91a71963..af91707ec9 100644
--- a/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
+++ b/src/southbridge/via/vt8237r/vt8237r_early_smbus.c
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ void vt8237_early_spi_init(void)
 	(*spireg) &= 0xff00;
 }
 
+/* This #if is special. ROMCC chokes on the (rom == NULL) comparison.
+ * Since the whole function is only called for one target and that target
+ * is compiled with GCC, hide the function from ROMCC and be happy.
+ */
+#if defined(__GNUC__)
 /*
  * Offset 0x58:
  * 31:20 	reserved
@@ -481,3 +486,4 @@ int vt8237_early_network_init(struct vt8237_network_rom *rom)
 	/* We are done, config will be used after PCIRST#. */
 	return 1;
 }
+#endif