diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
index c6fa8ef13617636a8c879cccbae626bf6ee8c2e1..f01989fbf58005d09a1ae09ef64d9d2994c7a53b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/armv7/cpu.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include <asm/system.h>
 #include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <asm/armv7.h>
+#include <linux/compiler.h>
 
 void save_boot_params_default(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3)
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ void save_boot_params_default(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3)
 void save_boot_params(u32 r0, u32 r1, u32 r2, u32 r3)
 	__attribute__((weak, alias("save_boot_params_default")));
 
+void __weak cpu_cache_initialization(void){}
+
 int cleanup_before_linux(void)
 {
 	/*
@@ -81,5 +84,10 @@ int cleanup_before_linux(void)
 	 */
 	invalidate_dcache_all();
 
+	/*
+	 * Some CPU need more cache attention before starting the kernel.
+	 */
+	cpu_cache_initialization();
+
 	return 0;
 }