diff --git a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.c b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.c
index 69e8ef46f1..1b0d543b93 100644
--- a/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.c
+++ b/board/emulation/qemu-arm/qemu-arm.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <common.h>
+#include <cpu_func.h>
 #include <dm.h>
 #include <fdtdec.h>
 #include <init.h>
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ void *board_fdt_blob_setup(void)
 	return (void *)CONFIG_SYS_SDRAM_BASE;
 }
 
+void enable_caches(void)
+{
+	 icache_enable();
+	 dcache_enable();
+}
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_EFI_RNG_PROTOCOL)
 #include <efi_loader.h>
 #include <efi_rng.h>