diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
index 5372b24ad049cf92cfd881927c21f5e559a54089..bb8c4b9ccb8019bb54cb585a5e8d1f2e77f3acb9 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/setup.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 
 	microblaze_cache_init();
 
+	invalidate_dcache();
 	enable_dcache();
 
 	invalidate_icache();