diff --git a/lib/aarch64/cache_helpers.S b/lib/aarch64/cache_helpers.S
index 0dbab1b..476b906 100644
--- a/lib/aarch64/cache_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/aarch64/cache_helpers.S
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <asm_macros.S>
 
 	.globl	flush_dcache_range
+	.globl	clean_dcache_range
 	.globl	inv_dcache_range
 	.globl	dcsw_op_louis
 	.globl	dcsw_op_all
@@ -39,25 +40,39 @@
 	.globl	dcsw_op_level2
 	.globl	dcsw_op_level3
 
+/*
+ * This macro can be used for implementing various data cache operations `op`
+ */
+.macro do_dcache_maintenance_by_mva op
+	dcache_line_size x2, x3
+	add	x1, x0, x1
+	sub	x3, x2, #1
+	bic	x0, x0, x3
+loop_\op:
+	dc	\op, x0
+	add	x0, x0, x2
+	cmp	x0, x1
+	b.lo    loop_\op
+	dsb	sy
+	ret
+.endm
 	/* ------------------------------------------
 	 * Clean+Invalidate from base address till
 	 * size. 'x0' = addr, 'x1' = size
 	 * ------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func flush_dcache_range
-	dcache_line_size x2, x3
-	add	x1, x0, x1
-	sub	x3, x2, #1
-	bic	x0, x0, x3
-flush_loop:
-	dc	civac, x0
-	add	x0, x0, x2
-	cmp	x0, x1
-	b.lo    flush_loop
-	dsb	sy
-	ret
+	do_dcache_maintenance_by_mva civac
 endfunc flush_dcache_range
 
+	/* ------------------------------------------
+	 * Clean from base address till size.
+	 * 'x0' = addr, 'x1' = size
+	 * ------------------------------------------
+	 */
+func clean_dcache_range
+	do_dcache_maintenance_by_mva cvac
+endfunc clean_dcache_range
 
 	/* ------------------------------------------
 	 * Invalidate from base address till
@@ -65,17 +80,7 @@
 	 * ------------------------------------------
 	 */
 func inv_dcache_range
-	dcache_line_size x2, x3
-	add	x1, x0, x1
-	sub	x3, x2, #1
-	bic	x0, x0, x3
-inv_loop:
-	dc	ivac, x0
-	add	x0, x0, x2
-	cmp	x0, x1
-	b.lo    inv_loop
-	dsb	sy
-	ret
+	do_dcache_maintenance_by_mva ivac
 endfunc inv_dcache_range
 
 
diff --git a/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S b/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
index 5f80b59..e7c246e 100644
--- a/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/aarch64/misc_helpers.S
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * Disable the MMU at EL3
- * This is implemented in assembler to ensure that the data cache is cleaned
- * and invalidated after the MMU is disabled without any intervening cacheable
- * data accesses
  * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
 
@@ -154,8 +151,8 @@
 	bic	x0, x0, x1
 	msr	sctlr_el3, x0
 	isb				// ensure MMU is off
-	mov	x0, #DCCISW		// DCache clean and invalidate
-	b	dcsw_op_all
+	dsb	sy
+	ret
 endfunc disable_mmu_el3