diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
index 3e2358e132..0085754ebe 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1136/start.S
@@ -333,14 +333,4 @@ fiq:
 	bl	do_fiq
 
 #endif
-	.align 5
-.global arm1136_cache_flush
-arm1136_cache_flush:
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF)
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0	@ invalidate I cache
-#endif
-#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF)
-		mcr	p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0	@ invalidate D cache
-#endif
-		mov	pc, lr			@ back to caller
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SPL_BUILD */
diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/cache.c b/arch/arm/lib/cache.c
index 6cc136aa3c..4f6b9f01cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/lib/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arm/lib/cache.c
@@ -12,16 +12,23 @@
 void  __flush_cache(unsigned long start, unsigned long size)
 {
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARM1136)
-	void arm1136_cache_flush(void);
 
-	arm1136_cache_flush();
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_ICACHE_OFF)
+	asm("mcr p15, 0, r1, c7, c5, 0"); /* invalidate I cache */
 #endif
+
+#if !defined(CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF)
+	asm("mcr p15, 0, r1, c7, c14, 0"); /* Clean+invalidate D cache */
+#endif
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARM1136 */
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM926EJS
 	/* test and clean, page 2-23 of arm926ejs manual */
 	asm("0: mrc p15, 0, r15, c7, c10, 3\n\t" "bne 0b\n" : : : "memory");
 	/* disable write buffer as well (page 2-22) */
 	asm("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 4" : : "r" (0));
-#endif
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARM926EJS */
 	return;
 }
 void  flush_cache(unsigned long start, unsigned long size)