diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cachetype.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cachetype.h
index 4b23e758d5e0..7a2e0762cb40 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/cachetype.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/cachetype.h
@@ -30,10 +30,14 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
 
-static inline u32 icache_policy(void)
-{
-	return (read_cpuid_cachetype() >> CTR_L1IP_SHIFT) & CTR_L1IP_MASK;
-}
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
+
+#define CTR_L1IP(ctr)	(((ctr) >> CTR_L1IP_SHIFT) & CTR_L1IP_MASK)
+
+#define ICACHEF_ALIASING	BIT(0)
+#define ICACHEF_AIVIVT		BIT(1)
+
+extern unsigned long __icache_flags;
 
 /*
  * Whilst the D-side always behaves as PIPT on AArch64, aliasing is
@@ -41,12 +45,12 @@ static inline u32 icache_policy(void)
  */
 static inline int icache_is_aliasing(void)
 {
-	return icache_policy() != ICACHE_POLICY_PIPT;
+	return test_bit(ICACHEF_ALIASING, &__icache_flags);
 }
 
 static inline int icache_is_aivivt(void)
 {
-	return icache_policy() == ICACHE_POLICY_AIVIVT;
+	return test_bit(ICACHEF_AIVIVT, &__icache_flags);
 }
 
 static inline u32 cache_type_cwg(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
index 1f350fe5b318..3ce99fc1fde1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 #include <asm/cpu.h>
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 
+#include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
 
 /*
@@ -30,6 +32,28 @@
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct cpuinfo_arm64, cpu_data);
 static struct cpuinfo_arm64 boot_cpu_data;
 
+static char *icache_policy_str[] = {
+	[ICACHE_POLICY_RESERVED] = "RESERVED/UNKNOWN",
+	[ICACHE_POLICY_AIVIVT] = "AIVIVT",
+	[ICACHE_POLICY_VIPT] = "VIPT",
+	[ICACHE_POLICY_PIPT] = "PIPT",
+};
+
+unsigned long __icache_flags;
+
+static void cpuinfo_detect_icache_policy(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
+{
+	unsigned int cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	u32 l1ip = CTR_L1IP(info->reg_ctr);
+
+	if (l1ip != ICACHE_POLICY_PIPT)
+		set_bit(ICACHEF_ALIASING, &__icache_flags);
+	if (l1ip == ICACHE_POLICY_AIVIVT);
+		set_bit(ICACHEF_AIVIVT, &__icache_flags);
+
+	pr_info("Detected %s I-cache on CPU%d", icache_policy_str[l1ip], cpu);
+}
+
 static void __cpuinfo_store_cpu(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
 {
 	info->reg_cntfrq = arch_timer_get_cntfrq();
@@ -56,6 +80,8 @@ static void __cpuinfo_store_cpu(struct cpuinfo_arm64 *info)
 	info->reg_id_mmfr3 = read_cpuid(ID_MMFR3_EL1);
 	info->reg_id_pfr0 = read_cpuid(ID_PFR0_EL1);
 	info->reg_id_pfr1 = read_cpuid(ID_PFR1_EL1);
+
+	cpuinfo_detect_icache_policy(info);
 }
 
 void cpuinfo_store_cpu(void)