diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
index ee5e392430e8..b4575ae9648e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/Kconfig
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ config REALVIEW_EB_ARM11MP
 	bool "Support ARM11MPCore tile"
 	depends on MACH_REALVIEW_EB
 	select CPU_V6
+	select ARCH_HAS_BARRIERS if SMP
 	help
 	  Enable support for the ARM11MPCore tile on the Realview platform.
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ config MACH_REALVIEW_PB11MP
 	select CPU_V6
 	select ARM_GIC
 	select HAVE_PATA_PLATFORM
+	select ARCH_HAS_BARRIERS if SMP
 	help
 	  Include support for the ARM(R) RealView MPCore Platform Baseboard.
 	  PB11MPCore is a platform with an on-board ARM11MPCore and has
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0c5d749d7b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/include/mach/barriers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Barriers redefined for RealView ARM11MPCore platforms with L220 cache
+ * controller to work around hardware errata causing the outer_sync()
+ * operation to deadlock the system.
+ */
+#define mb()		dsb()
+#define rmb()		dmb()
+#define wmb()		mb()