diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index 971f6c047b8a..d7088331fb0f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -983,11 +983,15 @@ static void __init probe_pcache(void)
 
 	printk("Primary instruction cache %ldkB, %s, %s, linesize %d bytes.\n",
 	       icache_size >> 10,
-	       cpu_has_vtag_icache ? "virtually tagged" : "physically tagged",
+	       cpu_has_vtag_icache ? "VIVT" : "VIPT",
 	       way_string[c->icache.ways], c->icache.linesz);
 
-	printk("Primary data cache %ldkB, %s, linesize %d bytes.\n",
-	       dcache_size >> 10, way_string[c->dcache.ways], c->dcache.linesz);
+	printk("Primary data cache %ldkB, %s, %s, %s, linesize %d bytes\n",
+	       dcache_size >> 10, way_string[c->dcache.ways],
+	       (c->dcache.flags & MIPS_CACHE_PINDEX) ? "PIPT" : "VIPT",
+	       (c->dcache.flags & MIPS_CACHE_ALIASES) ?
+			"cache aliases" : "no aliases",
+	       c->dcache.linesz);
 }
 
 /*