diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/common_setup.h b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/common_setup.h
index e6318c036679b2cf64f8a909c2853d4814cef2e1..5235abb808a42c1a6b9ce6a90fd4eb53da5f139e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/common_setup.h
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/common_setup.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  * MA 02111-1307 USA
  */
 
+#include <asm/arch/system.h>
+
 #define DMC_OFFSET	0x10000
 
 /*
@@ -43,3 +45,63 @@ void system_clock_init(void);
 int do_lowlevel_init(void);
 
 void sdelay(unsigned long);
+
+enum l2_cache_params {
+	CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY_2_CYCLES = (2 << 0),
+	CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY_3_CYCLES = (3 << 0),
+	CACHE_DISABLE_CLEAN_EVICT = (1 << 3),
+	CACHE_DATA_RAM_SETUP = (1 << 5),
+	CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY_2_CYCLES = (2 << 6),
+	CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY_3_CYCLES = (3 << 6),
+	CACHE_ENABLE_HAZARD_DETECT = (1 << 7),
+	CACHE_TAG_RAM_SETUP = (1 << 9),
+	CACHE_ECC_AND_PARITY = (1 << 21),
+	CACHE_ENABLE_FORCE_L2_LOGIC = (1 << 27)
+};
+
+
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_L2CACHE_OFF
+/*
+ * Configure L2CTLR to get timings that keep us from hanging/crashing.
+ *
+ * Must be inline here since low_power_start() is called without a
+ * stack (!).
+ */
+static inline void configure_l2_ctlr(void)
+{
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	mrc_l2_ctlr(val);
+
+	val |= CACHE_TAG_RAM_SETUP |
+		CACHE_DATA_RAM_SETUP |
+		CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY_2_CYCLES |
+		CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY_2_CYCLES;
+
+	if (proid_is_exynos5420() || proid_is_exynos5800()) {
+		val |= CACHE_ECC_AND_PARITY |
+			CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY_3_CYCLES |
+			CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY_3_CYCLES;
+	}
+
+	mcr_l2_ctlr(val);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Configure L2ACTLR.
+ *
+ * Must be inline here since low_power_start() is called without a
+ * stack (!).
+ */
+static inline void configure_l2_actlr(void)
+{
+	uint32_t val;
+
+	if (proid_is_exynos5420() || proid_is_exynos5800()) {
+		mrc_l2_aux_ctlr(val);
+		val |= CACHE_ENABLE_FORCE_L2_LOGIC |
+			CACHE_DISABLE_CLEAN_EVICT;
+		mcr_l2_aux_ctlr(val);
+	}
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/lowlevel_init.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/lowlevel_init.c
index 329ab0cf8eb47506251e6056d39b6331d11e5c57..120aaf8b961f3484932ae31a93c1633e9532ef2d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/lowlevel_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/lowlevel_init.c
@@ -46,42 +46,6 @@ enum {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXYNOS5420
-/*
- * Enable ECC by setting L2CTLR[21].
- * Set L2CTLR[7] to make tag ram latency 3 cycles and
- * set L2CTLR[1] to make data ram latency 3 cycles.
- * We need to make RAM latency of 3 cycles here because cores
- * power ON and OFF while switching. And everytime a core powers
- * ON, iROM provides it a default L2CTLR value 0x400 which stands
- * for TAG RAM setup of 1 cycle. Hence, we face a need of
- * restoring data and tag latency values.
- */
-static void configure_l2_ctlr(void)
-{
-	uint32_t val;
-
-	mrc_l2_ctlr(val);
-	val |= (1 << 21);
-	val |= (1 << 7);
-	val |= (1 << 1);
-	mcr_l2_ctlr(val);
-}
-
-/*
- * Set L2ACTLR[27] to prevent the clock generator from stopping
- * the L2 logic clock.
- * Set L2ACTLR[3] to disable clean/evict push to external.
- */
-static void configure_l2_actlr(void)
-{
-	uint32_t val;
-
-	mrc_l2_aux_ctlr(val);
-	val |= (1 << 27);
-	val |= (1 << 3);
-	mcr_l2_aux_ctlr(val);
-}
-
 /*
  * Power up secondary CPUs.
  */
@@ -185,10 +149,6 @@ static void power_down_core(void)
  */
 static void secondary_cores_configure(void)
 {
-	/* Setup L2 cache */
-	configure_l2_ctlr();
-	v7_enable_l2_hazard_detect();
-
 	/* Clear secondary boot iRAM base */
 	writel(0x0, (CONFIG_EXYNOS_RELOCATE_CODE_BASE + 0x1C));
 
@@ -214,6 +174,21 @@ int do_lowlevel_init(void)
 
 	arch_cpu_init();
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_L2CACHE_OFF
+	/*
+	 * Init L2 cache parameters here for use by boot and resume
+	 *
+	 * These are here instead of in v7_outer_cache_enable() so that the
+	 * L2 cache settings get properly set even at resume time or if we're
+	 * running U-Boot with the cache off.  The kernel still needs us to
+	 * set these for it.
+	 */
+	configure_l2_ctlr();
+	configure_l2_actlr();
+	dsb();
+	isb();
+#endif
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXYNOS5420
 	relocate_wait_code();
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/soc.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/soc.c
index 68eb8e7fc9c461b774cae19f81ae415e942ac116..0f116b141a327ea66c8b63675ddb7d543a48bb0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/exynos/soc.c
@@ -9,15 +9,6 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/system.h>
 
-enum l2_cache_params {
-	CACHE_TAG_RAM_SETUP = (1 << 9),
-	CACHE_DATA_RAM_SETUP = (1 << 5),
-	CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY = (2 << 6),
-	CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY = (2 << 0),
-	CACHE_ENABLE_CLEAN_EVICT = (0 << 3),
-	CACHE_DISABLE_CLEAN_EVICT = (1 << 3)
-};
-
 void reset_cpu(ulong addr)
 {
 	writel(0x1, samsung_get_base_swreset());
@@ -30,47 +21,3 @@ void enable_caches(void)
 	dcache_enable();
 }
 #endif
-
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_L2CACHE_OFF
-/*
- * Set L2 cache parameters
- */
-static void exynos5_set_l2cache_params(void)
-{
-	unsigned int l2ctlr = 0, l2actlr = 0;
-
-	/* Read L2CTLR value */
-	asm volatile("mrc p15, 1, %0, c9, c0, 2\n" : "=r"(l2ctlr));
-
-	/* Set cache latency cycles */
-	l2ctlr |= CACHE_TAG_RAM_LATENCY |
-		CACHE_DATA_RAM_LATENCY;
-
-	if (proid_is_exynos5420() || proid_is_exynos5800()) {
-		/* Read L2ACTLR value */
-		asm volatile("mrc p15, 1, %0, c15, c0, 0" : "=r" (l2actlr));
-
-		/* Disable clean/evict push to external */
-		l2actlr |= CACHE_DISABLE_CLEAN_EVICT;
-
-		/* Write new vlaue to L2ACTLR */
-		asm volatile("mcr p15, 1, %0, c15, c0, 0" : : "r" (l2actlr));
-	} else {
-		/* Set cache setup cycles */
-		l2ctlr |= CACHE_TAG_RAM_SETUP |
-			CACHE_DATA_RAM_SETUP;
-	}
-
-	/* Write new vlaue to L2CTLR */
-	asm volatile("mcr p15, 1, %0, c9, c0, 2\n" : : "r"(l2ctlr));
-}
-
-/*
- * Sets L2 cache related parameters before enabling data cache
- */
-void v7_outer_cache_enable(void)
-{
-	if (cpu_is_exynos5())
-		exynos5_set_l2cache_params();
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-exynos/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-exynos/system.h
index a9fd5e6aa42980fd16f6722a79011fc38d4b92f8..3ffb296a57fc1c97085d885b4ecfcb56ade5f945 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-exynos/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/arch-exynos/system.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ struct exynos5_sysreg {
 
 #define USB20_PHY_CFG_HOST_LINK_EN	(1 << 0)
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_EXYNOS5420
 /*
  * Data Synchronization Barrier acts as a special kind of memory barrier.
  * No instruction in program order after this instruction executes until
@@ -125,7 +124,6 @@ struct exynos5_sysreg {
 /* Write L2 Auxilliary Control register */
 #define mcr_l2_aux_ctlr(x) __asm__ __volatile__	\
 			("mcr     p15, 1, %0, c15, c0, 0\n\t" : : "r"(x))
-#endif
 
 void set_usbhost_mode(unsigned int mode);
 void set_system_display_ctrl(void);