diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S b/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
index 590ca2d56b6a65b887cb3949b427e4b23cf3e999..f0a699d73627768e01a8cb551a01f867a0049cbe 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/octeon_switch.S
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 1:
 #if CONFIG_CAVIUM_OCTEON_CVMSEG_SIZE > 0
 	/* Check if we need to store CVMSEG state */
-	mfc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
+	dmfc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
 	bbit0	t0, 6, 3f	/* Is user access enabled? */
 
 	/* Store the CVMSEG state */
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@
 	.set reorder
 
 	/* Disable access to CVMSEG */
-	mfc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
+	dmfc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
 	xori	t0, t0, 0x40	/* Bit 6 is CVMSEG user enable */
-	mtc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
+	dmtc0	t0, $11,7	/* CvmMemCtl */
 #endif
 3: