diff --git a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
index 94b9c78a6c..1857562cd7 100644
--- a/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
+++ b/configs/microblaze-generic_defconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ CONFIG_CMD_DHCP=y
 CONFIG_CMD_TFTPPUT=y
 CONFIG_CMD_MII=y
 CONFIG_CMD_PING=y
+CONFIG_CMD_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_CMD_JFFS2=y
 CONFIG_SPL_OF_CONTROL=y
 CONFIG_OF_EMBED=y
diff --git a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
index f66f63e074..ce18ee73c2 100644
--- a/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
+++ b/include/configs/microblaze-generic.h
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@
 #endif /* !SPIFLASH */
 #endif /* !FLASH */
 
+#define XILINX_USE_ICACHE 1
+#define XILINX_USE_DCACHE 1
+
 #if defined(XILINX_USE_ICACHE)
 # define CONFIG_ICACHE
 #else