diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index 89b9c851d822..c4785a456ded 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -1676,7 +1676,11 @@ static void setup_scache(void)
 				printk("MIPS secondary cache %ldkB, %s, linesize %d bytes.\n",
 				       scache_size >> 10,
 				       way_string[c->scache.ways], c->scache.linesz);
+
+				if (current_cpu_type() == CPU_BMIPS5000)
+					c->options |= MIPS_CPU_INCLUSIVE_CACHES;
 			}
+
 #else
 			if (!(c->scache.flags & MIPS_CACHE_NOT_PRESENT))
 				panic("Dunno how to handle MIPS32 / MIPS64 second level cache");