diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
index ca88e6a84707..4ace45ec3ef8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/system.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 #include <linux/irqflags.h>
 
+#include <asm/outercache.h>
+
 #define __exception	__attribute__((section(".exception.text")))
 
 struct thread_info;
@@ -137,10 +139,12 @@ extern unsigned int user_debug;
 #define dmb() __asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : : "memory")
 #endif
 
-#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7 || defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-#define mb()		dmb()
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_BARRIERS
+#include <mach/barriers.h>
+#elif __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 7 || defined(CONFIG_SMP)
+#define mb()		do { dsb(); outer_sync(); } while (0)
 #define rmb()		dmb()
-#define wmb()		dmb()
+#define wmb()		mb()
 #else
 #define mb()	do { if (arch_is_coherent()) dmb(); else barrier(); } while (0)
 #define rmb()	do { if (arch_is_coherent()) dmb(); else barrier(); } while (0)
@@ -152,9 +156,9 @@ extern unsigned int user_debug;
 #define smp_rmb()	barrier()
 #define smp_wmb()	barrier()
 #else
-#define smp_mb()	mb()
-#define smp_rmb()	rmb()
-#define smp_wmb()	wmb()
+#define smp_mb()	dmb()
+#define smp_rmb()	dmb()
+#define smp_wmb()	dmb()
 #endif
 
 #define read_barrier_depends()		do { } while(0)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
index 55a2a00db77f..5bd7c89a6045 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/Kconfig
@@ -788,3 +788,9 @@ config ARM_L1_CACHE_SHIFT
 	int
 	default 6 if ARM_L1_CACHE_SHIFT_6
 	default 5
+
+config ARCH_HAS_BARRIERS
+	bool
+	help
+	  This option allows the use of custom mandatory barriers
+	  included via the mach/barriers.h file.