diff --git a/sys/conf/options.mips b/sys/conf/options.mips
index 93e9a732a73..911e74b2c63 100644
--- a/sys/conf/options.mips
+++ b/sys/conf/options.mips
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ TICK_USE_MALTA_RTC	opt_global.h
 #
 MAXMEM			opt_global.h
 
+#
+# Manual override of cache config
+#
+MIPS_DISABLE_L1_CACHE	opt_global.h
+
 #
 # Options that control the Cavium Simple Executive.
 #
diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/cache.c b/sys/mips/mips/cache.c
index 94231798374..1a1d374f0ee 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/cache.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/cache.c
@@ -116,11 +116,9 @@ mips_config_cache(struct mips_cpuinfo * cpuinfo)
 
 #ifdef MIPS_DISABLE_L1_CACHE
 	case 0:
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_all = cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_range_index =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_all = (void (*)(void))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_icache_sync_range_index = cache_noop;
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
@@ -193,20 +191,16 @@ mips_config_cache(struct mips_cpuinfo * cpuinfo)
 #endif		
 #ifdef MIPS_DISABLE_L1_CACHE
 	case 0:
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_all = cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wbinv_all = cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range_index =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_all =
+		    mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wbinv_all =
+		    (void (*)(void))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range_index = cache_noop;
 		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wbinv_range_index =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_inv_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wb_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wb_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
+		    cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_inv_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wb_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wb_range = cache_noop;
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
@@ -222,26 +216,22 @@ mips_config_cache(struct mips_cpuinfo * cpuinfo)
 #ifdef CACHE_DEBUG
 		printf("  Dcache is coherent\n");
 #endif
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_all = cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range_index =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_inv_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wb_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_all = 
+		    (void (*)(void))cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wbinv_range_index = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_inv_range = cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_pdcache_wb_range = cache_noop;
 	}
 	if (mips_cpu_flags & CPU_MIPS_I_D_CACHE_COHERENT) {
 #ifdef CACHE_DEBUG
 		printf("  Icache is coherent against Dcache\n");
 #endif
 		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wbinv_all =
-		    cache_noop;
+		    (void (*)(void))cache_noop;
 		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wbinv_range_index =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
-		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wb_range =
-		    (void (*)(vaddr_t, vsize_t))cache_noop;
+		    cache_noop;
+		mips_cache_ops.mco_intern_pdcache_wb_range = cache_noop;
 	}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sys/mips/mips/cpu.c b/sys/mips/mips/cpu.c
index b5d5271e55c..c31cd5b5a82 100644
--- a/sys/mips/mips/cpu.c
+++ b/sys/mips/mips/cpu.c
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ mips_get_identity(struct mips_cpuinfo *cpuinfo)
 #endif
 
 	/* L1 instruction cache. */
+#ifdef MIPS_DISABLE_L1_CACHE
+	cpuinfo->l1.ic_linesize = 0;
+#else
 	tmp = (cfg1 & MIPS_CONFIG1_IL_MASK) >> MIPS_CONFIG1_IL_SHIFT;
 	if (tmp != 0) {
 		cpuinfo->l1.ic_linesize = 1 << (tmp + 1);
@@ -135,8 +138,12 @@ mips_get_identity(struct mips_cpuinfo *cpuinfo)
 		cpuinfo->l1.ic_nsets = 
 	    		1 << (((cfg1 & MIPS_CONFIG1_IS_MASK) >> MIPS_CONFIG1_IS_SHIFT) + 6);
 	}
+#endif
 
 	/* L1 data cache. */
+#ifdef MIPS_DISABLE_L1_CACHE
+	cpuinfo->l1.dc_linesize = 0;
+#else
 #ifndef CPU_CNMIPS
 	tmp = (cfg1 & MIPS_CONFIG1_DL_MASK) >> MIPS_CONFIG1_DL_SHIFT;
 	if (tmp != 0) {
@@ -172,6 +179,7 @@ mips_get_identity(struct mips_cpuinfo *cpuinfo)
 
 	/* All Octeon models use 128 byte line size.  */
 	cpuinfo->l1.dc_linesize = 128;
+#endif
 #endif
 
 	cpuinfo->l1.ic_size = cpuinfo->l1.ic_linesize