diff --git a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
index 37b941ec4cfb95940234e2968ed5e68d86f31185..ac110cc059d1404cfb2c61bb45709b908d89374c 100644
--- a/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
+++ b/plat/nvidia/tegra/platform.mk
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ USE_COHERENT_MEM	:=	0
 # do not enable SVE
 ENABLE_SVE_FOR_NS	:=	0
 
+# enable D-cache early during CPU warmboot
+WARMBOOT_ENABLE_DCACHE_EARLY := 1
+
 include plat/nvidia/tegra/common/tegra_common.mk
 include ${SOC_DIR}/platform_${TARGET_SOC}.mk