diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
index 81f30ac..6a24651 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
@@ -92,12 +92,17 @@
 
 void __flush_anon_page(struct page *page, unsigned long vmaddr)
 {
-	if (pages_do_alias((unsigned long)page_address(page), vmaddr)) {
-		void *kaddr;
+	unsigned long addr = (unsigned long) page_address(page);
 
-		kaddr = kmap_coherent(page, vmaddr);
-		flush_data_cache_page((unsigned long)kaddr);
-		kunmap_coherent();
+	if (pages_do_alias(addr, vmaddr)) {
+		if (page_mapped(page) && !Page_dcache_dirty(page)) {
+			void *kaddr;
+
+			kaddr = kmap_coherent(page, vmaddr);
+			flush_data_cache_page((unsigned long)kaddr);
+			kunmap_coherent();
+		} else
+			flush_data_cache_page(addr);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/init.c b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
index 480dec0..c7aed13 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/init.c
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@
 	void *vfrom, *vto;
 
 	vto = kmap_atomic(to, KM_USER1);
-	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases && page_mapped(from)) {
+	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases &&
+	    page_mapped(from) && !Page_dcache_dirty(from)) {
 		vfrom = kmap_coherent(from, vaddr);
 		copy_page(vto, vfrom);
 		kunmap_coherent();
@@ -234,7 +235,8 @@
 	struct page *page, unsigned long vaddr, void *dst, const void *src,
 	unsigned long len)
 {
-	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases && page_mapped(page)) {
+	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases &&
+	    page_mapped(page) && !Page_dcache_dirty(page)) {
 		void *vto = kmap_coherent(page, vaddr) + (vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK);
 		memcpy(vto, src, len);
 		kunmap_coherent();
@@ -253,7 +255,8 @@
 	struct page *page, unsigned long vaddr, void *dst, const void *src,
 	unsigned long len)
 {
-	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases && page_mapped(page)) {
+	if (cpu_has_dc_aliases &&
+	    page_mapped(page) && !Page_dcache_dirty(page)) {
 		void *vfrom = kmap_coherent(page, vaddr) + (vaddr & ~PAGE_MASK);
 		memcpy(dst, vfrom, len);
 		kunmap_coherent();