diff --git a/common/spl/spl.c b/common/spl/spl.c
index 63c48fbf33..67882bb194 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl.c
@@ -602,6 +602,12 @@ void board_init_r(gd_t *dummy1, ulong dummy2)
 
 	spl_set_bd();
 
+#if !(defined(CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF) && defined(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF)) && \
+	(defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7A) || defined(CONFIG_ARM64) ||    \
+	 defined(CONFIG_CPU_V7R))
+	enable_caches();
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START)
 	mem_malloc_init(CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_START,
 			CONFIG_SYS_SPL_MALLOC_SIZE);