diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
index 0ee30f93b546..a3ac18c2ec24 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ ENDPIPROC(__dma_flush_area)
  *	- dir	- DMA direction
  */
 ENTRY(__dma_map_area)
-	cmp	w2, #DMA_FROM_DEVICE
-	b.eq	__dma_inv_area
 	b	__dma_clean_area
 ENDPIPROC(__dma_map_area)