diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
index 5ec15431cf12..aedf3c5dbe4e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v6.S
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ ENTRY(cpu_v6_proc_fin)
  */
 	.align	5
 ENTRY(cpu_v6_reset)
+	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0		@ ctrl register
+	bic	r1, r1, #0x1			@ ...............m
+	mcr	p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0		@ disable MMU
+	mov	r1, #0
+	mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 4		@ ISB
 	mov	pc, r0
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
index 593285419e75..54d1a63517c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/proc-v7.S
@@ -58,9 +58,16 @@ ENDPROC(cpu_v7_proc_fin)
  *	to what would be the reset vector.
  *
  *	- loc   - location to jump to for soft reset
+ *
+ *	This code must be executed using a flat identity mapping with
+ *      caches disabled.
  */
 	.align	5
 ENTRY(cpu_v7_reset)
+	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0		@ ctrl register
+	bic	r1, r1, #0x1			@ ...............m
+	mcr	p15, 0, r1, c1, c0, 0		@ disable MMU
+	isb
 	mov	pc, r0
 ENDPROC(cpu_v7_reset)