diff --git a/cpu/blackfin/traps.c b/cpu/blackfin/traps.c
index d17c0a1..e72b347 100644
--- a/cpu/blackfin/traps.c
+++ b/cpu/blackfin/traps.c
@@ -117,17 +117,6 @@
 			debug("CPLB addr %p matches map 0x%p - 0x%p\n", new_cplb_addr, bfin_memory_map[i].start, bfin_memory_map[i].end);
 		new_cplb_data = (data ? bfin_memory_map[i].data_flags : bfin_memory_map[i].inst_flags);
 
-		/* Turn the cache off */
-		SSYNC();
-		if (data) {
-			asm(" .align 8; ");
-			*pDMEM_CONTROL &= ~ENDCPLB;
-		} else {
-			asm(" .align 8; ");
-			*pIMEM_CONTROL &= ~ENICPLB;
-		}
-		SSYNC();
-
 		if (data) {
 			CPLB_ADDR_BASE = (uint32_t *)DCPLB_ADDR0;
 			CPLB_DATA_BASE = (uint32_t *)DCPLB_DATA0;
@@ -149,8 +138,17 @@
 
 		debug("evicting entry %i: 0x%p 0x%08X\n", i, *CPLB_ADDR, *CPLB_DATA);
 		last_evicted = i + 1;
+
+		/* need to turn off cplbs whenever we muck with the cplb table */
+#if ENDCPLB != ENICPLB
+# error cplb enable bit violates my sanity
+#endif
+		uint32_t mem_control = (data ? DMEM_CONTROL : IMEM_CONTROL);
+		bfin_write32(mem_control, bfin_read32(mem_control) & ~ENDCPLB);
 		*CPLB_ADDR = new_cplb_addr;
 		*CPLB_DATA = new_cplb_data;
+		bfin_write32(mem_control, bfin_read32(mem_control) | ENDCPLB);
+		SSYNC();
 
 		/* dump current table for debugging purposes */
 		CPLB_ADDR = CPLB_ADDR_BASE;
@@ -158,17 +156,6 @@
 		for (i = 0; i < 16; ++i)
 			debug("%2i 0x%p 0x%08X\n", i, *CPLB_ADDR++, *CPLB_DATA++);
 
-		/* Turn the cache back on */
-		SSYNC();
-		if (data) {
-			asm(" .align 8; ");
-			*pDMEM_CONTROL |= ENDCPLB;
-		} else {
-			asm(" .align 8; ");
-			*pIMEM_CONTROL |= ENICPLB;
-		}
-		SSYNC();
-
 		break;
 	}