if ((retval = arm7_9_write_memory(target, address, size, count, buffer)) != ERROR_OK)
                return retval;
 
+       /* This fn is used to write breakpoints, so we need to make sure that the
+        * datacache is flushed and the instruction cache is invalidated */
        if (((size == 4) || (size == 2)) && (count == 1))
        {
                if (arm920t->armv4_5_mmu.armv4_5_cache.d_u_cache_enabled)
                {
-                       LOG_DEBUG("D-Cache enabled, writing through to main memory");
-                       uint32_t pa, cb, ap;
-                       int type, domain;
-
-                       pa = armv4_5_mmu_translate_va(target, &arm920t->armv4_5_mmu, address, &type, &cb, &domain, &ap);
-                       if (type == -1)
-                               return ERROR_OK;
-                       /* cacheable & bufferable means write-back region */
-                       if (cb == 3)
-                               armv4_5_mmu_write_physical(target, &arm920t->armv4_5_mmu, pa, size, count, buffer);
+                       LOG_DEBUG("D-Cache enabled, flush and invalidate cache line");
+                       /* MCR p15,0,Rd,c7,c10,2 */
+                       retval = arm920t_write_cp15_interpreted(target, 0xee070f5e, 0x0, address);
+                       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
                }
 
                if (arm920t->armv4_5_mmu.armv4_5_cache.i_cache_enabled)
                {
                        LOG_DEBUG("I-Cache enabled, invalidating affected I-Cache line");
-                       arm920t_write_cp15_interpreted(target, 0xee070f35, 0x0, address);
+                       retval = arm920t_write_cp15_interpreted(target, 0xee070f35, 0x0, address);
+                       if (retval != ERROR_OK)
+                               return retval;
                }
        }