diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/release.S b/cpu/mpc85xx/release.S
index 00c4c547fd91e45cc6e0f036f8421687aa2557ad..dab784efa4553172c4787ed04c9bbbe5a25a3c1d 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/release.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/release.S
@@ -70,18 +70,40 @@ __secondary_start_page:
 	mttbu	r3
 
 	/* Enable/invalidate the I-Cache */
-	mfspr	r0,SPRN_L1CSR1
-	ori	r0,r0,(L1CSR1_ICFI|L1CSR1_ICE)
-	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR1,r0
+	lis	r2,(L1CSR1_ICFI|L1CSR1_ICLFR)@h
+	ori	r2,r2,(L1CSR1_ICFI|L1CSR1_ICLFR)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR1,r2
+1:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR1
+	and.	r1,r3,r2
+	bne	1b
+
+	lis	r3,(L1CSR1_CPE|L1CSR1_ICE)@h
+	ori	r3,r3,(L1CSR1_CPE|L1CSR1_ICE)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR1,r3
 	isync
+2:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR1
+	andi.	r1,r3,L1CSR1_ICE@l
+	beq	2b
 
 	/* Enable/invalidate the D-Cache */
-	mfspr	r0,SPRN_L1CSR0
-	ori	r0,r0,(L1CSR0_DCFI|L1CSR0_DCE)
-	msync
-	isync
-	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR0,r0
+	lis	r2,(L1CSR0_DCFI|L1CSR0_DCLFR)@h
+	ori	r2,r2,(L1CSR0_DCFI|L1CSR0_DCLFR)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR0,r2
+1:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR0
+	and.	r1,r3,r2
+	bne	1b
+
+	lis	r3,(L1CSR0_CPE|L1CSR0_DCE)@h
+	ori	r3,r3,(L1CSR0_CPE|L1CSR0_DCE)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR0,r3
 	isync
+2:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR0
+	andi.	r1,r3,L1CSR0_DCE@l
+	beq	2b
 
 #define toreset(x) (x - __secondary_start_page + 0xfffff000)
 
diff --git a/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S b/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
index 386fa81990f2c72aab6faaadf9fe5c73e86e4a92..af18c1c8ed6a8a8515275251153f1a182c78b429 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc85xx/start.S
@@ -108,13 +108,41 @@ _start_e500:
 	mtspr	L1CSR2,r2
 #endif
 
-	lis	r2,L1CSR0_CPE@H	/* enable parity */
-	ori	r2,r2,L1CSR0_DCE
-	mtspr	L1CSR0,r2	/* enable L1 Dcache */
+	/* Enable/invalidate the I-Cache */
+	lis	r2,(L1CSR1_ICFI|L1CSR1_ICLFR)@h
+	ori	r2,r2,(L1CSR1_ICFI|L1CSR1_ICLFR)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR1,r2
+1:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR1
+	and.	r1,r3,r2
+	bne	1b
+
+	lis	r3,(L1CSR1_CPE|L1CSR1_ICE)@h
+	ori	r3,r3,(L1CSR1_CPE|L1CSR1_ICE)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR1,r3
 	isync
-	mtspr	L1CSR1,r2	/* enable L1 Icache */
+2:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR1
+	andi.	r1,r3,L1CSR1_ICE@l
+	beq	2b
+
+	/* Enable/invalidate the D-Cache */
+	lis	r2,(L1CSR0_DCFI|L1CSR0_DCLFR)@h
+	ori	r2,r2,(L1CSR0_DCFI|L1CSR0_DCLFR)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR0,r2
+1:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR0
+	and.	r1,r3,r2
+	bne	1b
+
+	lis	r3,(L1CSR0_CPE|L1CSR0_DCE)@h
+	ori	r3,r3,(L1CSR0_CPE|L1CSR0_DCE)@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_L1CSR0,r3
 	isync
-	msync
+2:
+	mfspr	r3,SPRN_L1CSR0
+	andi.	r1,r3,L1CSR0_DCE@l
+	beq	2b
 
 	/* Setup interrupt vectors */
 	lis	r1,TEXT_BASE@h
diff --git a/include/asm-ppc/processor.h b/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
index c6da4116308c28c1cb198eb30b7c75b7ebdfe267..9b3d616a6713fe3ed07cc3810aae75d4b1d5c303 100644
--- a/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
+++ b/include/asm-ppc/processor.h
@@ -485,10 +485,12 @@
 #define SPRN_L2CFG0	0x207	/* L2 Cache Configuration Register 0 */
 #define SPRN_L1CSR0	0x3f2	/* L1 Data Cache Control and Status Register 0 */
 #define   L1CSR0_CPE		0x00010000	/* Data Cache Parity Enable */
+#define   L1CSR0_DCLFR		0x00000100	/* D-Cache Lock Flash Reset */
 #define   L1CSR0_DCFI		0x00000002	/* Data Cache Flash Invalidate */
 #define   L1CSR0_DCE		0x00000001	/* Data Cache Enable */
 #define SPRN_L1CSR1	0x3f3	/* L1 Instruction Cache Control and Status Register 1 */
 #define   L1CSR1_CPE		0x00010000	/* Instruction Cache Parity Enable */
+#define   L1CSR1_ICLFR		0x00000100	/* I-Cache Lock Flash Reset */
 #define   L1CSR1_ICFI		0x00000002	/* Instruction Cache Flash Invalidate */
 #define   L1CSR1_ICE		0x00000001	/* Instruction Cache Enable */
 #define SPRN_L1CSR2	0x25e	/* L1 Data Cache Control and Status Register 2 */