diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
index 70c5a2882409..d94872fed8c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/board-dt.c
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ static void __init kirkwood_dt_init(void)
 
 	kirkwood_setup_cpu_mbus();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
 	kirkwood_l2_init();
-#endif
 
 	/* Setup root of clk tree */
 	kirkwood_clk_init();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
index 3991077f58a2..2c6c218fb79e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-kirkwood/common.c
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ char * __init kirkwood_id(void)
 
 void __init kirkwood_l2_init(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
 #ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2_WRITETHROUGH
 	writel(readl(L2_CONFIG_REG) | L2_WRITETHROUGH, L2_CONFIG_REG);
 	feroceon_l2_init(1);
@@ -640,6 +641,7 @@ void __init kirkwood_l2_init(void)
 	writel(readl(L2_CONFIG_REG) & ~L2_WRITETHROUGH, L2_CONFIG_REG);
 	feroceon_l2_init(0);
 #endif
+#endif
 }
 
 void __init kirkwood_init(void)
@@ -657,9 +659,7 @@ void __init kirkwood_init(void)
 
 	kirkwood_setup_cpu_mbus();
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_CACHE_FEROCEON_L2
 	kirkwood_l2_init();
-#endif
 
 	/* Setup root of clk tree */
 	kirkwood_clk_init();