struct cortex_a_common *cortex_a = target_to_cortex_a(target);
        struct armv7a_common *armv7a = target_to_armv7a(target);
        int retval = ERROR_OK;
+       int need_write = 0;
+
        if (enable) {
                /*  if mmu enabled at target stop and mmu not enable */
                if (!(cortex_a->cp15_control_reg & 0x1U)) {
                        LOG_ERROR("trying to enable mmu on target stopped with mmu disable");
                        return ERROR_FAIL;
                }
-               if (!(cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr & 0x1U)) {
+               if ((cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr & 0x1U) == 0) {
                        cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr |= 0x1U;
-                       retval = armv7a->arm.mcr(target, 15,
-                                       0, 0,   /* op1, op2 */
-                                       1, 0,   /* CRn, CRm */
-                                       cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr);
+                       need_write = 1;
                }
        } else {
-               if ((cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr & 0x1U)) {
-                       if (cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr & 0x4U) {
-                               /* data cache is active */
-                               cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr &= ~0x4U;
-                               /* flush data cache armv7 function to be called */
-                               if (armv7a->armv7a_mmu.armv7a_cache.flush_all_data_cache)
-                                       armv7a->armv7a_mmu.armv7a_cache.flush_all_data_cache(target);
-                       }
+               if ((cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr & 0x1U) == 0x1U) {
                        cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr &= ~0x1U;
-                       retval = armv7a->arm.mcr(target, 15,
-                                       0, 0,   /* op1, op2 */
-                                       1, 0,   /* CRn, CRm */
-                                       cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr);
+                       need_write = 1;
                }
        }
+
+       if (need_write) {
+               LOG_DEBUG("%s, writing cp15 ctrl: %" PRIx32,
+                       enable ? "enable mmu" : "disable mmu",
+                       cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr);
+
+               retval = armv7a->arm.mcr(target, 15,
+                               0, 0,   /* op1, op2 */
+                               1, 0,   /* CRn, CRm */
+                               cortex_a->cp15_control_reg_curr);
+       }
        return retval;
 }