diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
index 3f35d6367bec..5268ac187bbd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-mc.c
@@ -208,4 +208,30 @@ void __init sgimc_init(void)
 void __init prom_meminit(void) {}
 void __init prom_free_prom_memory(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_SGI_IP28
+	u32 mconfig1;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	spinlock_t lock;
+
+	/*
+	 * because ARCS accesses memory uncached we wait until ARCS
+	 * isn't needed any longer, before we switch from slow to
+	 * normal mode
+	 */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&lock, flags);
+	mconfig1 = sgimc->mconfig1;
+	/* map ECC register */
+	sgimc->mconfig1 = (mconfig1 & 0xffff0000) | 0x2060;
+	iob();
+	/* switch to normal mode */
+	*(unsigned long *)PHYS_TO_XKSEG_UNCACHED(0x60000000) = 0;
+	iob();
+	/* reduce WR_COL */
+	sgimc->cmacc = (sgimc->cmacc & ~0xf) | 4;
+	iob();
+	/* restore old config */
+	sgimc->mconfig1 = mconfig1;
+	iob();
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&lock, flags);
+#endif
 }
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/barrier.h b/include/asm-mips/barrier.h
index 9d8cfbb5e796..8e9ac313ca3b 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/barrier.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/barrier.h
@@ -92,11 +92,25 @@
 #define fast_wmb()	__sync()
 #define fast_rmb()	__sync()
 #define fast_mb()	__sync()
+#ifdef CONFIG_SGI_IP28
+#define fast_iob()				\
+	__asm__ __volatile__(			\
+		".set	push\n\t"		\
+		".set	noreorder\n\t"		\
+		"lw	$0,%0\n\t"		\
+		"sync\n\t"			\
+		"lw	$0,%0\n\t"		\
+		".set	pop"			\
+		: /* no output */		\
+		: "m" (*(int *)CKSEG1ADDR(0x1fa00004)) \
+		: "memory")
+#else
 #define fast_iob()				\
 	do {					\
 		__sync();			\
 		__fast_iob();			\
 	} while (0)
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_WB