diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
index 3410b0c..e440718 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi_bfin5xx.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 #include <asm/portmux.h>
 #include <asm/bfin5xx_spi.h>
 
+/* reserved_mem_dcache_on and cache friends */
+#include <asm/cplbinit.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+
 #define DRV_NAME	"bfin-spi"
 #define DRV_AUTHOR	"Bryan Wu, Luke Yang"
 #define DRV_DESC	"Blackfin BF5xx on-chip SPI Controller Driver"
@@ -738,9 +742,10 @@
 		width, transfer->len);
 
 	/*
-	 * Try to map dma buffer and do a dma transfer if
-	 * successful use different way to r/w according to
-	 * drv_data->cur_chip->enable_dma
+	 * Try to map dma buffer and do a dma transfer.  If successful use,
+	 * different way to r/w according to the enable_dma settings and if
+	 * we are not doing a full duplex transfer (since the hardware does
+	 * not support full duplex DMA transfers).
 	 */
 	if (!full_duplex && drv_data->cur_chip->enable_dma
 				&& drv_data->len > 6) {
@@ -795,6 +800,12 @@
 			/* set transfer mode, and enable SPI */
 			dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "doing DMA in.\n");
 
+			/* invalidate caches, if needed */
+			if (bfin_addr_dcachable((unsigned long) drv_data->rx))
+				invalidate_dcache_range((unsigned long) drv_data->rx,
+							(unsigned long) (drv_data->rx +
+							drv_data->len));
+
 			/* clear tx reg soformer data is not shifted out */
 			write_TDBR(drv_data, 0xFFFF);
 
@@ -815,6 +826,12 @@
 		} else if (drv_data->tx != NULL) {
 			dev_dbg(&drv_data->pdev->dev, "doing DMA out.\n");
 
+			/* flush caches, if needed */
+			if (bfin_addr_dcachable((unsigned long) drv_data->tx))
+				flush_dcache_range((unsigned long) drv_data->tx,
+						(unsigned long) (drv_data->tx +
+						drv_data->len));
+
 			/* start dma */
 			dma_enable_irq(drv_data->dma_channel);
 			dma_config = (RESTART | dma_width | DI_EN);