diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
index a3ac18c2ec24..26ffb0686a98 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/cache.S
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ ENDPIPROC(__dma_flush_area)
  *	- dir	- DMA direction
  */
 ENTRY(__dma_map_area)
+	cmp	w2, #DMA_FROM_DEVICE
+	b.eq	__dma_flush_area
 	b	__dma_clean_area
 ENDPIPROC(__dma_map_area)