diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
index a7f609b3b876d61b1f128bf3902f8262761d0927..dda34650cb07d32afff1c86dadd856e0eb48c394 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/setup.c
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ static void __init cell_init_irq(void)
 	mpic_init_IRQ();
 }
 
+static void __init cell_set_dabrx(void)
+{
+	mtspr(SPRN_DABRX, DABRX_KERNEL | DABRX_USER);
+}
+
 static void __init cell_setup_arch(void)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPU_BASE
@@ -158,6 +163,8 @@ static void __init cell_setup_arch(void)
 
 	cbe_regs_init();
 
+	cell_set_dabrx();
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_CBE_RAS
 	cbe_ras_init();
 #endif