diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
index 95df1d94c4..4a2f33744d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/ppc4xx/44x_spd_ddr2.c
@@ -656,6 +656,13 @@ phys_size_t initdram(int board_type)
 	program_ecc(dimm_populated, iic0_dimm_addr, num_dimm_banks, 0);
 #endif
 
+	/*
+	 * Flush the dcache before removing the TLB with caches
+	 * enabled. Otherwise this might lead to problems later on,
+	 * e.g. while booting Linux (as seen on ICON-440SPe).
+	 */
+	flush_dcache();
+
 	/*
 	 * Now after initialization (auto-calibration and ECC generation)
 	 * remove the TLB entries with caches enabled and program again with