diff --git a/include/lib/aarch64/arch.h b/include/lib/aarch64/arch.h
index d89b4fe..01eb155 100644
--- a/include/lib/aarch64/arch.h
+++ b/include/lib/aarch64/arch.h
@@ -35,8 +35,12 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
  * MIDR bit definitions
  ******************************************************************************/
+#define MIDR_VAR_MASK		0xf
+#define MIDR_REV_MASK		0xf
 #define MIDR_PN_MASK		0xfff
-#define MIDR_PN_SHIFT		0x4
+#define MIDR_VAR_SHIFT		20
+#define MIDR_REV_SHIFT		0
+#define MIDR_PN_SHIFT		4
 #define MIDR_PN_AEM		0xd0f
 #define MIDR_PN_A57		0xd07
 #define MIDR_PN_A53		0xd03
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@
  * Implementation defined sysreg encodings
  ******************************************************************************/
 #define CPUECTLR_EL1	S3_1_C15_C2_1
+#define CPUACTLR_EL1	S3_1_C15_C2_0
 
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Generic timer memory mapped registers & offsets
@@ -126,9 +131,6 @@
 #define SCTLR_EXCEPTION_BITS	(0x3 << 6)
 #define SCTLR_EE_BIT		(1 << 25)
 
-/* CPUECTLR definitions */
-#define CPUECTLR_SMP_BIT	(1 << 6)
-
 /* CPACR_El1 definitions */
 #define CPACR_EL1_FPEN(x)	(x << 20)
 #define CPACR_EL1_FP_TRAP_EL0	0x1
@@ -395,6 +397,17 @@
 #define EC_BITS(x)			(x >> ESR_EC_SHIFT) & ESR_EC_MASK
 
 /*******************************************************************************
+ * Imp. Def. register defines.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+/* CPUECTLR definitions */
+#define CPUECTLR_SMP_BIT	(1 << 6)
+
+/* A57 CPUACTLR definitions */
+#define CPUACTLR_NO_ALLOC_WBWA	(1 << 49)
+#define CPUACTLR_DIS_DMB_NULL	(1 << 58)
+#define CPUACTLR_DCC_AS_DCCI	(1 << 44)
+
+/*******************************************************************************
  * Definitions of register offsets and fields in the CNTCTLBase Frame of the
  * system level implementation of the Generic Timer.
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/lib/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S b/lib/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
index b8be340..008d39d 100644
--- a/lib/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/aarch64/cpu_helpers.S
@@ -40,15 +40,27 @@
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
 	 */
 	mrs	x0, midr_el1
-	lsr	x0, x0, #MIDR_PN_SHIFT
-	and	x0, x0, #MIDR_PN_MASK
-	cmp	x0, #MIDR_PN_A57
+	lsr     x1, x0, #MIDR_PN_SHIFT
+	and     x1, x1, #MIDR_PN_MASK
+	cmp	x1, #MIDR_PN_A57
 	b.eq	a57_setup_begin
-	cmp	x0, #MIDR_PN_A53
+	cmp	x1, #MIDR_PN_A53
 	b.eq	smp_setup_begin
 	b	smp_setup_end
 
 a57_setup_begin:
+	ubfx	x1, x0, #MIDR_VAR_SHIFT, #4
+	cmp	x1, #0		// Major Revision 0
+	b.ne	smp_setup_begin
+	ubfx	x1, x0, #MIDR_REV_SHIFT, #4
+	cmp	x1, #0		// Minor Revision 0
+	b.ne	smp_setup_begin
+	mov	x1, #CPUACTLR_NO_ALLOC_WBWA
+	orr	x1, x1, #CPUACTLR_DIS_DMB_NULL
+	orr	x1, x1, #CPUACTLR_DCC_AS_DCCI
+	mrs	x0, CPUACTLR_EL1
+	orr	x0, x0, x1
+	msr	CPUACTLR_EL1, x0
 	mov	x0, #0x082
 	msr	s3_1_c11_c0_2, x0