diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
index d6cdc529e..3f94a7b8b 100644
--- a/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ PORT_CFLAGS = -g -march=rv$(XLEN)im -mabi=$(ABI) -march=$(ARCH) -static -falign-
 	-fno-delete-null-pointer-checks -fno-rename-registers --param=loop-max-datarefs-for-datadeps=0 \
 	-funroll-all-loops --param=uninlined-function-insns=8 -fno-tree-vrp -fwrapv -fipa-pta \
 	-nostdlib -nostartfiles -ffreestanding -mstrict-align \
-	-DTOTAL_DATA_SIZE=2000 -DMAIN_HAS_NOARGC=1 -DPERFORMANCE_RUN=1 -DXLEN=$(XLEN) -DITERATIONS=10
+	-DTOTAL_DATA_SIZE=2000 -DMAIN_HAS_NOARGC=1 -DPERFORMANCE_RUN=1 -DITERATIONS=10 -DXLEN=$(XLEN) 
 
 all: $(work_dir)/coremark.bare.riscv.elf.memfile
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ $(work_dir)/coremark.bare.riscv.elf.memfile: $(work_dir)/coremark.bare.riscv
 
 $(work_dir)/coremark.bare.riscv: $(sources) Makefile
 	make -C $(cmbase) PORT_DIR=$(PORT_DIR) compile RISCV=$(RISCV)/riscv-gnu-toolchain XCFLAGS="$(PORT_CFLAGS)"
- 	mkdir -p $(work_dir)
+	mkdir -p $(work_dir)
 	mv $(cmbase)/coremark.bare.riscv $(work_dir)
 
 .PHONY: clean
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ $(work_dir)/coremark.bare.riscv: $(sources) Makefile
 clean:
 	rm -f $(work_dir)/*
 
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+
diff --git a/benchmarks/coremark/riscv64-baremetal/core_portme.h b/benchmarks/coremark/riscv64-baremetal/core_portme.h
index 3146d3ec0..ce88f7239 100755
--- a/benchmarks/coremark/riscv64-baremetal/core_portme.h
+++ b/benchmarks/coremark/riscv64-baremetal/core_portme.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ typedef clock_t CORE_TICKS;
  #define COMPILER_FLAGS FLAGS_STR /* "Please put compiler flags here (e.g. -o3)" */
 #endif
 #ifndef MEM_LOCATION
- #define MEM_LOCATION "Please put data memory location here\n\t\t\t(e.g. code in flash, data on heap etc)"
+ #define MEM_LOCATION "Code and Data in external RAM"
  #define MEM_LOCATION_UNSPEC 1
 #endif