diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7286e8d826..cc5f60f8eb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2952,4 +2952,8 @@
 	  Xplorer board.  This is just to facilitate testing of the LPC43xx
 	  port but will, with any luck, become proper board support for that
 	  board.
+	* arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_syscontrol.c:  Fix an optimization related problem
+	  by adding a volatile qualifier to a timing loop.  Oddly, the consequence
+	  of the bug is that when debug was off, the LM3S platform too a long time
+	  to boot.  It now boots rapidly whether debug is on or off.
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_syscontrol.c b/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_syscontrol.c
index f7a9528c1f..bd67a6ae19 100644
--- a/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_syscontrol.c
+++ b/arch/arm/src/lm3s/lm3s_syscontrol.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static inline void lm3s_oscdelay(uint32_t rcc, uint32_t rcc2)
    * current clock rate is very slow.
    */
 
-  uint32_t delay   = FAST_OSCDELAY;
+  uint32_t delay = FAST_OSCDELAY;
 
   /* Are we currently using RCC2? */
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static inline void lm3s_oscdelay(uint32_t rcc, uint32_t rcc2)
 
 static inline void lm3s_plllock(void)
 {
-  uint32_t delay;
+  volatile uint32_t delay;
 
   /* Loop until the lock is achieved or until a timeout occurs */
 
diff --git a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/README.txt b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/README.txt
index 3b1da6d2fd..9c4e1ba695 100644
--- a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/README.txt
+++ b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/README.txt
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ Stellaris EKK-LM3S9B96 Evaluation Kit Configuration Options
 
     CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE - Describes the installed DRAM (SRAM in this case):
 
-       CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=0x00010000 (64Kb)
+       CONFIG_DRAM_SIZE=0x00018000 (96Kb)
 
     CONFIG_DRAM_START - The start address of installed DRAM
 
diff --git a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_boot.c b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_boot.c
index 95f8cba484..528d150e12 100644
--- a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_boot.c
+++ b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_boot.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 void lm3s_boardinitialize(void)
 {
-  /* Configure SPI chip selects if 1) SSI is not disabled, and 2) the weak function
+  /* Configure chip selects if 1) SSI is not disabled, and 2) the weak function
    * lm3s_ssiinitialize() has been brought into the link.
    */
 
diff --git a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_ssi.c b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_ssi.c
index 879a6669d2..2fe3b81c86 100644
--- a/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_ssi.c
+++ b/configs/ekk-lm3s9b96/src/up_ssi.c
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@
  * Name: lm3s_ssiinitialize
  *
  * Description:
- *   Called to configure SPI chip select GPIO pins for the LM3S6965 Eval Kit.
+ *   Called to configure chip select GPIO pins for the LM3S9B96 Eval board.
  *
  ************************************************************************************/
 
 void weak_function lm3s_ssiinitialize(void)
 {
-  /* Configure the SPI CS GPIO */
+  /* Configure the CS GPIO */
 #if 0
   ssi_dumpgpio("lm3s_ssiinitialize() Entry");
   ssi_dumpgpio("lm3s_ssiinitialize() Exit");