diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index cf006d40342c..36586dba6fa6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1186,6 +1186,15 @@ if !MMU
 source "arch/arm/Kconfig-nommu"
 endif
 
+config ARM_ERRATA_326103
+	bool "ARM errata: FSR write bit incorrect on a SWP to read-only memory"
+	depends on CPU_V6
+	help
+	  Executing a SWP instruction to read-only memory does not set bit 11
+	  of the FSR on the ARM 1136 prior to r1p0. This causes the kernel to
+	  treat the access as a read, preventing a COW from occurring and
+	  causing the faulting task to livelock.
+
 config ARM_ERRATA_411920
 	bool "ARM errata: Invalidation of the Instruction Cache operation can fail"
 	depends on CPU_V6 || CPU_V6K
diff --git a/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S b/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
index ff1f7cc11f87..80741992a9fc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mm/abort-ev6.S
@@ -26,18 +26,23 @@ ENTRY(v6_early_abort)
 	mrc	p15, 0, r1, c5, c0, 0		@ get FSR
 	mrc	p15, 0, r0, c6, c0, 0		@ get FAR
 /*
- * Faulty SWP instruction on 1136 doesn't set bit 11 in DFSR (erratum 326103).
- * The test below covers all the write situations, including Java bytecodes
+ * Faulty SWP instruction on 1136 doesn't set bit 11 in DFSR.
  */
-	bic	r1, r1, #1 << 11		@ clear bit 11 of FSR
-	tst	r5, #PSR_J_BIT			@ Java?
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_ERRATA_326103
+	ldr	ip, =0x4107b36
+	mrc	p15, 0, r3, c0, c0, 0		@ get processor id
+	teq	ip, r3, lsr #4			@ r0 ARM1136?
 	bne	do_DataAbort
-	do_thumb_abort fsr=r1, pc=r4, psr=r5, tmp=r3
-	ldreq	r3, [r4]			@ read aborted ARM instruction
+	tst	r5, #PSR_J_BIT			@ Java?
+	tsteq	r5, #PSR_T_BIT			@ Thumb?
+	bne	do_DataAbort
+	bic	r1, r1, #1 << 11		@ clear bit 11 of FSR
+	ldr	r3, [r4]			@ read aborted ARM instruction
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_ENDIAN_BE8
-	reveq	r3, r3
+	rev	r3, r3
 #endif
 	do_ldrd_abort tmp=ip, insn=r3
 	tst	r3, #1 << 20			@ L = 0 -> write
 	orreq	r1, r1, #1 << 11		@ yes.
+#endif
 	b	do_DataAbort