diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
index 15aac0d78dfa..550517c2dd42 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/mem.c
@@ -435,17 +435,12 @@ void clear_user_page(void *page, unsigned long vaddr, struct page *pg)
 {
 	clear_page(page);
 
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE))
-		return;
 	/*
 	 * We shouldnt have to do this, but some versions of glibc
 	 * require it (ld.so assumes zero filled pages are icache clean)
 	 * - Anton
 	 */
-
-	/* avoid an atomic op if possible */
-	if (test_bit(PG_arch_1, &pg->flags))
-		clear_bit(PG_arch_1, &pg->flags);
+	flush_dcache_page(pg);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(clear_user_page);
 
@@ -469,12 +464,7 @@ void copy_user_page(void *vto, void *vfrom, unsigned long vaddr,
 		return;
 #endif
 
-	if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_COHERENT_ICACHE))
-		return;
-
-	/* avoid an atomic op if possible */
-	if (test_bit(PG_arch_1, &pg->flags))
-		clear_bit(PG_arch_1, &pg->flags);
+	flush_dcache_page(pg);
 }
 
 void flush_icache_user_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma, struct page *page,