diff --git a/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S b/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
index 0d30e91..7e36801 100644
--- a/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
+++ b/cpu/mpc86xx/start.S
@@ -244,9 +244,15 @@
 	 */
 
 	/* enable address translation */
-	bl	enable_addr_trans
-	sync
+	mfmsr	r5
+	ori	r5, r5, (MSR_IR | MSR_DR)
+	lis	r3,addr_trans_enabled@h
+	ori	r3, r3, addr_trans_enabled@l
+	mtspr	SPRN_SRR0,r3
+	mtspr	SPRN_SRR1,r5
+	rfi
 
+addr_trans_enabled:
 	/* enable and invalidate the data cache */
 /*	bl	l1dcache_enable */
 	bl	dcache_enable
@@ -423,15 +429,6 @@
 	blt tlblp
 	blr
 
-	.globl enable_addr_trans
-enable_addr_trans:
-	/* enable address translation */
-	mfmsr	r5
-	ori	r5, r5, (MSR_IR | MSR_DR)
-	mtmsr	r5
-	isync
-	blr
-
 	.globl disable_addr_trans
 disable_addr_trans:
 	/* disable address translation */