diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v6.S b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v6.S
index e46ecd8471383102b52e5c6475873f3f4bdfc65d..332b48c6d4ff0fa17b17d107e50f36d574bc43f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/cache-v6.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/cache-v6.S
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ v6_dma_inv_range:
 #endif
 1:
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
-	str	r0, [r0]			@ write for ownership
+	ldr	r2, [r0]			@ read for ownership
+	str	r2, [r0]			@ write for ownership
 #endif
 #ifdef HARVARD_CACHE
 	mcr	p15, 0, r0, c7, c6, 1		@ invalidate D line