diff --git a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
index 070f58827a5c..c8f57b8449dc 100644
--- a/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
+++ b/arch/arc/include/asm/arcregs.h
@@ -89,11 +89,10 @@
 #define ECR_C_BIT_DTLB_LD_MISS		8
 #define ECR_C_BIT_DTLB_ST_MISS		9
 
-
 /* Auxiliary registers */
 #define AUX_IDENTITY		4
 #define AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE	0x25
-
+#define AUX_NON_VOL		0x5e
 
 /*
  * Floating Pt Registers
@@ -240,9 +239,9 @@ struct bcr_extn_xymem {
 
 struct bcr_perip {
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
-	unsigned int start:8, pad2:8, sz:8, pad:8;
+	unsigned int start:8, pad2:8, sz:8, ver:8;
 #else
-	unsigned int pad:8, sz:8, pad2:8, start:8;
+	unsigned int ver:8, sz:8, pad2:8, start:8;
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
index 18cc01591c96..f2f771bd3ede 100644
--- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ static void read_arc_build_cfg_regs(void)
 	struct bcr_perip uncached_space;
 	struct bcr_generic bcr;
 	struct cpuinfo_arc *cpu = &cpuinfo_arc700[smp_processor_id()];
+	unsigned long perip_space;
 	FIX_PTR(cpu);
 
 	READ_BCR(AUX_IDENTITY, cpu->core);
@@ -56,7 +57,12 @@ static void read_arc_build_cfg_regs(void)
 	cpu->vec_base = read_aux_reg(AUX_INTR_VEC_BASE);
 
 	READ_BCR(ARC_REG_D_UNCACH_BCR, uncached_space);
-	BUG_ON((uncached_space.start << 24) != ARC_UNCACHED_ADDR_SPACE);
+        if (uncached_space.ver < 3)
+		perip_space = uncached_space.start << 24;
+	else
+		perip_space = read_aux_reg(AUX_NON_VOL) & 0xF0000000;
+
+	BUG_ON(perip_space != ARC_UNCACHED_ADDR_SPACE);
 
 	READ_BCR(ARC_REG_MUL_BCR, cpu->extn_mpy);