diff --git a/board/qca/arm/ipq40xx/ipq40xx.c b/board/qca/arm/ipq40xx/ipq40xx.c
index 07c679c9b3..1de6e0fff2 100644
--- a/board/qca/arm/ipq40xx/ipq40xx.c
+++ b/board/qca/arm/ipq40xx/ipq40xx.c
@@ -484,11 +484,13 @@ unsigned int get_smem_spi_addr_len(void)
 void enable_caches(void)
 {
 	icache_enable();
+	dcache_enable();
 }
 
 void disable_caches(void)
 {
 	icache_disable();
+	dcache_disable();
 }
 
 unsigned int get_dts_machid(unsigned int machid)