diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/barriers.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/barriers.h
index 37870f9..04784b7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/barriers.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/barriers.h
@@ -30,15 +30,22 @@
 
 #endif /* !CONFIG_ARM64 */
 
-#if defined(__ARM_ARCH_7A__) || defined(CONFIG_ARM64)
+#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7
 #define ISB	asm volatile ("isb sy" : : : "memory")
 #define DSB	asm volatile ("dsb sy" : : : "memory")
 #define DMB	asm volatile ("dmb sy" : : : "memory")
-#else
+#elif __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ == 6
 #define ISB	CP15ISB
 #define DSB	CP15DSB
 #define DMB	CP15DMB
+#else
+#define ISB	asm volatile ("" : : : "memory")
+#define DSB	CP15DSB
+#define DMB	asm volatile ("" : : : "memory")
 #endif
 
+#define isb()	ISB
+#define dsb()	DSB
+#define dmb()	DMB
 #endif	/* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 #endif	/* __BARRIERS_H__ */
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/io.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/io.h
index 6121f1d..5834f5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/io.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/io.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <asm/memory.h>
+#include <asm/barriers.h>
 #if 0	/* XXX###XXX */
 #include <asm/arch/hardware.h>
 #endif	/* XXX###XXX */
@@ -136,8 +137,7 @@
  * TODO: The kernel offers some more advanced versions of barriers, it might
  * have some advantages to use them instead of the simple one here.
  */
-#define mb()		asm volatile("dsb sy" : : : "memory")
-#define dmb()		__asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
+#define mb()		dsb()
 #define __iormb()	dmb()
 #define __iowmb()	dmb()
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index 2bdc0be..7b7b867 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <common.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <asm/barriers.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
 
@@ -34,11 +35,6 @@
 	DCACHE_WRITEALLOC = 4 << 2,
 };
 
-#define isb()				\
-	({asm volatile(			\
-	"isb" : : : "memory");		\
-	})
-
 #define wfi()				\
 	({asm volatile(			\
 	"wfi" : : : "memory");		\
@@ -227,8 +223,6 @@
  */
 void save_boot_params_ret(void);
 
-#define isb() __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
-
 #define nop() __asm__ __volatile__("mov\tr0,r0\t@ nop\n\t");
 
 #ifdef __ARM_ARCH_7A__