diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c b/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c
index 6911b8b2745c..05d577613b13 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/cache-l2x0.c
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ void __init l2x0_init(void __iomem *base, u32 aux_val, u32 aux_mask)
 		/* Unmapped register. */
 		sync_reg_offset = L2X0_DUMMY_REG;
 #endif
-		outer_cache.set_debug = pl310_set_debug;
+		if ((cache_id & L2X0_CACHE_ID_RTL_MASK) <= L2X0_CACHE_ID_RTL_R3P0)
+			outer_cache.set_debug = pl310_set_debug;
 		break;
 	case L2X0_CACHE_ID_PART_L210:
 		ways = (aux >> 13) & 0xf;