diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
index 444834995ed..3f66d225c82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h
@@ -236,4 +236,9 @@ unsigned long call_imx_sip_ret2(unsigned long id, unsigned long reg0,
 				unsigned long reg3);
 
 void imx_get_mac_from_fuse(int dev_id, unsigned char *mac);
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MX6) || defined(CONFIG_MX7) || defined(CONFIG_MX7ULP)
+void enable_ca7_smp(void);
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache.c
index 4e3b49a3fdf..ab9b621a2a6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cache.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h>
 
-static void enable_ca7_smp(void)
+void enable_ca7_smp(void)
 {
 	u32 val;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/soc.c
index bc56ef2b0b2..a353bffddf7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/soc.c
@@ -487,6 +487,9 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 	if (is_mx6dqp())
 		noc_setup();
 #endif
+
+	enable_ca7_smp();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c
index 21690072e15..f6aec5a3aa2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7/soc.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <asm/mach-imx/rdc-sema.h>
 #include <asm/arch/imx-rdc.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/boot_mode.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/arch/crm_regs.h>
 #include <asm/bootm.h>
 #include <dm.h>
@@ -323,6 +324,8 @@ int arch_cpu_init(void)
 
 	imx_gpcv2_init();
 
+	enable_ca7_smp();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
index c90ce22404a..bc41cbc6871 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx7ulp/soc.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/boot_mode.h>
 #include <asm/mach-imx/hab.h>
+#include <asm/mach-imx/sys_proto.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ enum bt_mode get_boot_mode(void)
 
 int arch_cpu_init(void)
 {
+	enable_ca7_smp();
 	return 0;
 }