diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
index fe75409..2269183 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/cache.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 void cache_init(void);
 void flush_n_invalidate_dcache_all(void);
+void sync_n_cleanup_cache_all(void);
 
 static const inline int is_ioc_enabled(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/bootm.c b/arch/arc/lib/bootm.c
index 4d4acff..f1ab344 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/bootm.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/bootm.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
+#include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <common.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
@@ -40,8 +41,7 @@ void arch_lmb_reserve(struct lmb *lmb)
 static int cleanup_before_linux(void)
 {
 	disable_interrupts();
-	flush_dcache_all();
-	invalidate_icache_all();
+	sync_n_cleanup_cache_all();
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/cache.c b/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
index a5aae3d..5d7583d 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/cache.c
@@ -591,3 +591,26 @@ void flush_dcache_all(void)
 	if (is_isa_arcv2() && !slc_data_bypass())
 		__slc_entire_op(OP_FLUSH);
 }
+
+/*
+ * This is function to cleanup all caches (and therefore sync I/D caches) which
+ * can be used for cleanup before linux launch or to sync caches during
+ * relocation.
+ */
+void sync_n_cleanup_cache_all(void)
+{
+	__dc_entire_op(OP_FLUSH_N_INV);
+
+	/*
+	 * If SL$ is bypassed for data it is used only for instructions,
+	 * and we shouldn't flush it. So invalidate it instead of flush_n_inv.
+	 */
+	if (is_isa_arcv2()) {
+		if (slc_data_bypass())
+			__slc_entire_op(OP_INV);
+		else
+			__slc_entire_op(OP_FLUSH_N_INV);
+	}
+
+	__ic_entire_invalidate();
+}
diff --git a/arch/arc/lib/init_helpers.c b/arch/arc/lib/init_helpers.c
index dbc8d68..435fe96 100644
--- a/arch/arc/lib/init_helpers.c
+++ b/arch/arc/lib/init_helpers.c
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier:	GPL-2.0+
  */
 
+#include <asm/cache.h>
 #include <common.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 int init_cache_f_r(void)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_SYS_DCACHE_OFF
-	flush_dcache_all();
-#endif
+	sync_n_cleanup_cache_all();
+
 	return 0;
 }