diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
index 368d1f0..2725961 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 
-/*
- * The current upper bound for ARC L1 data cache line sizes is 128 bytes.
- * We use that value for aligning DMA buffers unless the board config has
- * specified an alternate cache line size.
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE
-#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN	CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARC_CACHE_LINE_SHIFT
+#define CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE	(1 << CONFIG_ARC_CACHE_LINE_SHIFT)
+#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN		CONFIG_SYS_CACHELINE_SIZE
 #else
-#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN	128
+/* Satisfy users of ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN */
+#define ARCH_DMA_MINALIGN		128
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_ARC_MMU_V2)