diff --git a/lib_blackfin/Makefile b/lib_blackfin/Makefile
index 93f7d4f..46ef7f3 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/Makefile
+++ b/lib_blackfin/Makefile
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 COBJS-y	+= board.o
 COBJS-y	+= boot.o
 COBJS-y	+= cache.o
+COBJS-y	+= clocks.o
 COBJS-y	+= muldi3.o
 COBJS-$(CONFIG_POST) += post.o tests.o
 COBJS-y	+= string.o
diff --git a/lib_blackfin/board.c b/lib_blackfin/board.c
index 01b71d4..4aa8595 100644
--- a/lib_blackfin/board.c
+++ b/lib_blackfin/board.c
@@ -44,50 +44,6 @@
 #endif
 }
 
-/* Get the input voltage */
-static u_long get_vco(void)
-{
-	u_long msel;
-	u_long vco;
-
-	msel = (*pPLL_CTL >> 9) & 0x3F;
-	if (0 == msel)
-		msel = 64;
-
-	vco = CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
-	vco >>= (1 & *pPLL_CTL);	/* DF bit */
-	vco = msel * vco;
-	return vco;
-}
-
-/* Get the Core clock */
-u_long get_cclk(void)
-{
-	u_long csel, ssel;
-	if (*pPLL_STAT & 0x1)
-		return CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
-
-	ssel = *pPLL_DIV;
-	csel = ((ssel >> 4) & 0x03);
-	ssel &= 0xf;
-	if (ssel && ssel < (1 << csel))	/* SCLK > CCLK */
-		return get_vco() / ssel;
-	return get_vco() >> csel;
-}
-
-/* Get the System clock */
-u_long get_sclk(void)
-{
-	u_long ssel;
-
-	if (*pPLL_STAT & 0x1)
-		return CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
-
-	ssel = (*pPLL_DIV & 0xf);
-
-	return get_vco() / ssel;
-}
-
 static void *mem_malloc_start, *mem_malloc_end, *mem_malloc_brk;
 
 static void mem_malloc_init(void)
diff --git a/lib_blackfin/clocks.c b/lib_blackfin/clocks.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0be395b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib_blackfin/clocks.c
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * clocks.c - figure out sclk/cclk/vco and such
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2005-2008 Analog Devices Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the GPL-2 or later.
+ */
+
+#include <common.h>
+#include <asm/blackfin.h>
+
+/* Get the voltage input multiplier */
+static u_long cached_vco_pll_ctl, cached_vco;
+u_long get_vco(void)
+{
+	u_long msel;
+
+	u_long pll_ctl = bfin_read_PLL_CTL();
+	if (pll_ctl == cached_vco_pll_ctl)
+		return cached_vco;
+	else
+		cached_vco_pll_ctl = pll_ctl;
+
+	msel = (pll_ctl >> 9) & 0x3F;
+	if (0 == msel)
+		msel = 64;
+
+	cached_vco = CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
+	cached_vco >>= (1 & pll_ctl);	/* DF bit */
+	cached_vco *= msel;
+	return cached_vco;
+}
+
+/* Get the Core clock */
+static u_long cached_cclk_pll_div, cached_cclk;
+u_long get_cclk(void)
+{
+	u_long csel, ssel;
+
+	if (bfin_read_PLL_STAT() & 0x1)
+		return CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
+
+	ssel = bfin_read_PLL_DIV();
+	if (ssel == cached_cclk_pll_div)
+		return cached_cclk;
+	else
+		cached_cclk_pll_div = ssel;
+
+	csel = ((ssel >> 4) & 0x03);
+	ssel &= 0xf;
+	if (ssel && ssel < (1 << csel))	/* SCLK > CCLK */
+		cached_cclk = get_vco() / ssel;
+	else
+		cached_cclk = get_vco() >> csel;
+	return cached_cclk;
+}
+
+/* Get the System clock */
+static u_long cached_sclk_pll_div, cached_sclk;
+u_long get_sclk(void)
+{
+	u_long ssel;
+
+	if (bfin_read_PLL_STAT() & 0x1)
+		return CONFIG_CLKIN_HZ;
+
+	ssel = bfin_read_PLL_DIV();
+	if (ssel == cached_sclk_pll_div)
+		return cached_sclk;
+	else
+		cached_sclk_pll_div = ssel;
+
+	ssel &= 0xf;
+
+	cached_sclk = get_vco() / ssel;
+	return cached_sclk;
+}