diff --git a/sys/arch/arm/arm/cpufunc.c b/sys/arch/arm/arm/cpufunc.c
index d1142c698e0f..d544c27426fd 100644
--- a/sys/arch/arm/arm/cpufunc.c
+++ b/sys/arch/arm/arm/cpufunc.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: cpufunc.c,v 1.53 2002/08/20 02:00:46 briggs Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: cpufunc.c,v 1.54 2002/08/20 02:30:51 briggs Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * arm7tdmi support code Copyright (c) 2001 John Fremlin
@@ -1947,7 +1947,11 @@ xscale_setup(args)
 	/* Make sure write coalescing is turned on */
 	__asm __volatile("mrc p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1"
 		: "=r" (auxctl));
+#if XSCALE_NO_COALESCE_WRITES
+	auxctl |= XSCALE_AUXCTL_K;
+#else
 	auxctl &= ~XSCALE_AUXCTL_K;
+#endif
 	__asm __volatile("mcr p15, 0, %0, c1, c0, 1"
 		: : "r" (auxctl));
 }