diff --git a/post/lib_ppc/cpu.c b/post/lib_ppc/cpu.c
index 1f2ded2bf2642db034b0c3bc5b7057588eb80203..4ab6d2dc00288f11f2d539c8c40de79c4ac70bd6 100644
--- a/post/lib_ppc/cpu.c
+++ b/post/lib_ppc/cpu.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <watchdog.h>
 #include <post.h>
+#include <asm/mmu.h>
 
 #if CONFIG_POST & CFG_POST_CPU
 
@@ -59,6 +60,8 @@ extern int cpu_post_test_multi (void);
 extern int cpu_post_test_string (void);
 extern int cpu_post_test_complex (void);
 
+DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
+
 ulong cpu_post_makecr (long v)
 {
 	ulong cr = 0;
@@ -81,6 +84,10 @@ int cpu_post_test (int flags)
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();
 	if (ic)
 		icache_disable ();
+#ifdef CONFIG_4xx_DCACHE
+	/* disable cache */
+	change_tlb(gd->bd->bi_memstart, gd->bd->bi_memsize, TLB_WORD2_I_ENABLE);
+#endif
 
 	if (ret == 0)
 		ret = cpu_post_test_cmp ();
@@ -129,6 +136,10 @@ int cpu_post_test (int flags)
 
 	if (ic)
 		icache_enable ();
+#ifdef CONFIG_4xx_DCACHE
+	/* enable cache */
+	change_tlb(gd->bd->bi_memstart, gd->bd->bi_memsize, 0);
+#endif
 
 	WATCHDOG_RESET();