diff --git a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/cpu.c b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/cpu.c
index c0fd114e16..532a90b546 100644
--- a/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/cpu.c
+++ b/arch/arm/cpu/arm1176/cpu.c
@@ -65,3 +65,10 @@ static void cache_flush (void)
 	/* mem barrier to sync things */
 	asm ("mcr p15, 0, %0, c7, c10, 4": :"r" (0));
 }
+
+int arch_cpu_init(void)
+{
+	icache_enable();
+
+	return 0;
+}