diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
index 6fcfa12..148c2f2 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/85xx/smp.c
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ static void __cpuinit smp_85xx_mach_cpu_die(void)
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline void flush_spin_table(void *spin_table)
+{
+	flush_dcache_range((ulong)spin_table,
+		(ulong)spin_table + sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table));
+}
+
+static inline u32 read_spin_table_addr_l(void *spin_table)
+{
+	flush_dcache_range((ulong)spin_table,
+		(ulong)spin_table + sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table));
+	return in_be32(&((struct epapr_spin_table *)spin_table)->addr_l);
+}
+
 static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -161,8 +174,8 @@ static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 
 	/* Map the spin table */
 	if (ioremappable)
-		spin_table = ioremap(*cpu_rel_addr,
-				sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table));
+		spin_table = ioremap_prot(*cpu_rel_addr,
+			sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table), _PAGE_COHERENT);
 	else
 		spin_table = phys_to_virt(*cpu_rel_addr);
 
@@ -173,7 +186,16 @@ static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 	generic_set_cpu_up(nr);
 
 	if (system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING) {
+		/*
+		 * To keep it compatible with old boot program which uses
+		 * cache-inhibit spin table, we need to flush the cache
+		 * before accessing spin table to invalidate any staled data.
+		 * We also need to flush the cache after writing to spin
+		 * table to push data out.
+		 */
+		flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 		out_be32(&spin_table->addr_l, 0);
+		flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 
 		/*
 		 * We don't set the BPTR register here since it already points
@@ -181,9 +203,14 @@ static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 		 */
 		mpic_reset_core(hw_cpu);
 
-		/* wait until core is ready... */
-		if (!spin_event_timeout(in_be32(&spin_table->addr_l) == 1,
-						10000, 100)) {
+		/*
+		 * wait until core is ready...
+		 * We need to invalidate the stale data, in case the boot
+		 * loader uses a cache-inhibited spin table.
+		 */
+		if (!spin_event_timeout(
+				read_spin_table_addr_l(spin_table) == 1,
+				10000, 100)) {
 			pr_err("%s: timeout waiting for core %d to reset\n",
 							__func__, hw_cpu);
 			ret = -ENOENT;
@@ -194,12 +221,10 @@ static int __cpuinit smp_85xx_kick_cpu(int nr)
 		__secondary_hold_acknowledge = -1;
 	}
 #endif
+	flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 	out_be32(&spin_table->pir, hw_cpu);
 	out_be32(&spin_table->addr_l, __pa(__early_start));
-
-	if (!ioremappable)
-		flush_dcache_range((ulong)spin_table,
-			(ulong)spin_table + sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table));
+	flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 
 	/* Wait a bit for the CPU to ack. */
 	if (!spin_event_timeout(__secondary_hold_acknowledge == hw_cpu,
@@ -213,13 +238,11 @@ out:
 #else
 	smp_generic_kick_cpu(nr);
 
+	flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 	out_be32(&spin_table->pir, hw_cpu);
 	out_be64((u64 *)(&spin_table->addr_h),
 	  __pa((u64)*((unsigned long long *)generic_secondary_smp_init)));
-
-	if (!ioremappable)
-		flush_dcache_range((ulong)spin_table,
-			(ulong)spin_table + sizeof(struct epapr_spin_table));
+	flush_spin_table(spin_table);
 #endif
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);