diff --git a/arch/arc/mm/cache_arc700.c b/arch/arc/mm/cache_arc700.c
index 2f12bca8aef30c4155b21e514e3ba9dd5ec63468..d4b7bb616840698c645ed3d747b1fc7a82ead8c3 100644
--- a/arch/arc/mm/cache_arc700.c
+++ b/arch/arc/mm/cache_arc700.c
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ void __sync_icache_dcache(unsigned long paddr, unsigned long vaddr, int len)
 
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 	__ic_line_inv_vaddr(paddr, vaddr, len);
-	__dc_line_op(paddr, vaddr, len, OP_FLUSH);
+	__dc_line_op(paddr, vaddr, len, OP_FLUSH_N_INV);
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }