diff --git a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
index f206dafbb0a3..26a058d58d37 100644
--- a/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/ath79/setup.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static char ath79_sys_type[ATH79_SYS_TYPE_LEN];
 
 static void ath79_restart(char *command)
 {
+	local_irq_disable();
 	ath79_device_reset_set(AR71XX_RESET_FULL_CHIP);
 	for (;;)
 		if (cpu_wait)
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h
index 441faa92c3cd..6e6c0fead776 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ath79/ath79.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ static inline u32 ath79_pll_rr(unsigned reg)
 static inline void ath79_reset_wr(unsigned reg, u32 val)
 {
 	__raw_writel(val, ath79_reset_base + reg);
+	(void) __raw_readl(ath79_reset_base + reg); /* flush */
 }
 
 static inline u32 ath79_reset_rr(unsigned reg)