diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
index 6a89567ffc5b..7bed3daf83b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ extern void release_thread(struct task_struct *);
 
 unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p);
 
+#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ == 6
+#define cpu_relax()			smp_mb()
+#else
 #define cpu_relax()			barrier()
+#endif
 
 /*
  * Create a new kernel thread