diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
index 58fb7c2dc3b8..66e3ee2b04e6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/prom.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <linux/ssb/ssb_driver_chipcommon.h>
 #include <linux/ssb/ssb_regs.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
+#include <asm/bmips.h>
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <bcm47xx.h>
 #include <bcm47xx_board.h>
@@ -110,6 +111,8 @@ static __init void prom_init_mem(void)
 
 void __init prom_init(void)
 {
+	/* Cache CBR addr before CPU/DMA setup */
+	bmips_cbr_addr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
 	prom_init_mem();
 	setup_8250_early_printk_port(CKSEG1ADDR(BCM47XX_SERIAL_ADDR), 0, 0);
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
index 94bf839576c1..2f1ee0560aba 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm47xx/setup.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/ssb/ssb.h>
 #include <linux/ssb/ssb_embedded.h>
 #include <linux/bcma/bcma_soc.h>
+#include <asm/bmips.h>
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/idle.h>
 #include <asm/prom.h>
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@
 #include <bcm47xx.h>
 #include <bcm47xx_board.h>
 
+/* CBR addr doesn't change and we can cache it */
+void __iomem *bmips_cbr_addr __read_mostly;
+
 union bcm47xx_bus bcm47xx_bus;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(bcm47xx_bus);
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/prom.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/prom.c
index c3a2ea62c5c3..f21dd168171a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/prom.c
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ void __init prom_init(void)
 {
 	u32 reg, mask;
 
+	/* Cache CBR addr before CPU/DMA setup */
+	bmips_cbr_addr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
+
 	bcm63xx_cpu_init();
 
 	/* stop any running watchdog */
diff --git a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/setup.c b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/setup.c
index c13ddb544a23..16ea8945ae3a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bcm63xx/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bcm63xx/setup.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/memblock.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
 #include <linux/pm.h>
+#include <asm/bmips.h>
 #include <asm/bootinfo.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/reboot.h>
@@ -22,6 +23,9 @@
 #include <bcm63xx_io.h>
 #include <bcm63xx_gpio.h>
 
+/* CBR addr doesn't change and we can cache it */
+void __iomem *bmips_cbr_addr __read_mostly;
+
 void bcm63xx_machine_halt(void)
 {
 	pr_info("System halted\n");
diff --git a/arch/mips/bmips/dma.c b/arch/mips/bmips/dma.c
index 3779e7855bd7..2bc9c0d4402f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bmips/dma.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bmips/dma.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bool bmips_rac_flush_disable;
 
 void arch_sync_dma_for_cpu_all(void)
 {
-	void __iomem *cbr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
+	void __iomem *cbr = bmips_cbr_addr;
 	u32 cfg;
 
 	if (boot_cpu_type() != CPU_BMIPS3300 &&
diff --git a/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c b/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
index 66a8ba19c287..6dd166c3d643 100644
--- a/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/bmips/setup.c
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 #define REG_BCM6328_OTP		((void __iomem *)CKSEG1ADDR(0x1000062c))
 #define BCM6328_TP1_DISABLED	BIT(9)
 
+/* CBR addr doesn't change and we can cache it */
+void __iomem *bmips_cbr_addr __read_mostly;
+
 extern bool bmips_rac_flush_disable;
 
 static const unsigned long kbase = VMLINUX_LOAD_ADDRESS & 0xfff00000;
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ static void bcm6358_quirks(void)
 	 * because the bootloader is not initializing it properly.
 	 */
 	bmips_rac_flush_disable = !!(read_c0_brcm_cmt_local() & (1 << 31)) ||
-				  !!BMIPS_GET_CBR();
+				  !!bmips_cbr_addr;
 }
 
 static void bcm6368_quirks(void)
@@ -144,6 +147,8 @@ static void __init bmips_init_cfe(void)
 
 void __init prom_init(void)
 {
+	/* Cache CBR addr before CPU/DMA setup */
+	bmips_cbr_addr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
 	bmips_init_cfe();
 	bmips_cpu_setup();
 	register_bmips_smp_ops();
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/bmips.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/bmips.h
index 581a6a3c66e4..3a1cdfddb987 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/bmips.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/bmips.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ extern char bmips_smp_movevec[];
 extern char bmips_smp_int_vec[];
 extern char bmips_smp_int_vec_end[];
 
+extern void __iomem *bmips_cbr_addr;
 extern int bmips_smp_enabled;
 extern int bmips_cpu_offset;
 extern cpumask_t bmips_booted_mask;
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
index b3dbf9ecb0d6..a4f84667a901 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp-bmips.c
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ static void bmips_set_reset_vec(int cpu, u32 val)
 		info.val = val;
 		bmips_set_reset_vec_remote(&info);
 	} else {
-		void __iomem *cbr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
+		void __iomem *cbr = bmips_cbr_addr;
 
 		if (cpu == 0)
 			__raw_writel(val, cbr + BMIPS_RELO_VECTOR_CONTROL_0);
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ asmlinkage void __weak plat_wired_tlb_setup(void)
 
 void bmips_cpu_setup(void)
 {
-	void __iomem __maybe_unused *cbr = BMIPS_GET_CBR();
+	void __iomem __maybe_unused *cbr = bmips_cbr_addr;
 	u32 __maybe_unused cfg;
 
 	switch (current_cpu_type()) {