diff --git a/bl2/bl2_image_load_v2.c b/bl2/bl2_image_load_v2.c
index 4fab655..05c0fcd 100644
--- a/bl2/bl2_image_load_v2.c
+++ b/bl2/bl2_image_load_v2.c
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@
 	assert(bl2_to_next_bl_params->head);
 	assert(bl2_to_next_bl_params->h.type == PARAM_BL_PARAMS);
 	assert(bl2_to_next_bl_params->h.version >= VERSION_2);
+	assert(bl2_to_next_bl_params->head->ep_info);
+
+	/* Populate arg0 for the next BL image */
+	bl2_to_next_bl_params->head->ep_info->args.arg0 = (u_register_t)bl2_to_next_bl_params;
 
 	/* Flush the parameters to be passed to next image */
 	plat_flush_next_bl_params();
diff --git a/common/desc_image_load.c b/common/desc_image_load.c
index a9762b7..52ef362 100644
--- a/common/desc_image_load.c
+++ b/common/desc_image_load.c
@@ -47,8 +47,11 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 void flush_bl_params_desc(void)
 {
-	flush_dcache_range((unsigned long)bl_mem_params_desc_ptr,
+	flush_dcache_range((uintptr_t)bl_mem_params_desc_ptr,
 			sizeof(*bl_mem_params_desc_ptr) * bl_mem_params_desc_num);
+
+	flush_dcache_range((uintptr_t)&next_bl_params,
+			sizeof(next_bl_params));
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -209,12 +212,5 @@
 	/* Invalid image is expected to terminate the loop */
 	assert(img_id == INVALID_IMAGE_ID);
 
-	/* Populate arg0 for the next BL image */
-	next_bl_params.head->ep_info->args.arg0 = (unsigned long)&next_bl_params;
-
-	/* Flush the parameters to be passed to the next BL image */
-	flush_dcache_range((unsigned long)&next_bl_params,
-			sizeof(next_bl_params));
-
 	return &next_bl_params;
 }