diff --git a/lib/aarch64/sysreg_helpers.S b/lib/aarch64/sysreg_helpers.S
index 61468f9..1d73ba9 100644
--- a/lib/aarch64/sysreg_helpers.S
+++ b/lib/aarch64/sysreg_helpers.S
@@ -201,19 +201,16 @@
 
 func write_vbar_el1
 	msr	vbar_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_vbar_el2
 	msr	vbar_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_vbar_el3
 	msr	vbar_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -238,19 +235,16 @@
 
 func write_afsr0_el1
 	msr	afsr0_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_afsr0_el2
 	msr	afsr0_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_afsr0_el3
 	msr	afsr0_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -275,19 +269,16 @@
 
 func write_far_el1
 	msr	far_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_far_el2
 	msr	far_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_far_el3
 	msr	far_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -312,19 +303,16 @@
 
 func write_mair_el1
 	msr	mair_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_mair_el2
 	msr	mair_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_mair_el3
 	msr	mair_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -349,19 +337,16 @@
 
 func write_amair_el1
 	msr	amair_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_amair_el2
 	msr	amair_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_amair_el3
 	msr	amair_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -405,19 +390,16 @@
 
 func write_rmr_el1
 	msr	rmr_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_rmr_el2
 	msr	rmr_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_rmr_el3
 	msr	rmr_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -442,19 +424,16 @@
 
 func write_afsr1_el1
 	msr	afsr1_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_afsr1_el2
 	msr	afsr1_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_afsr1_el3
 	msr	afsr1_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -479,22 +458,16 @@
 
 func write_sctlr_el1
 	msr	sctlr_el1, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_sctlr_el2
 	msr	sctlr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_sctlr_el3
 	msr	sctlr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -519,22 +492,16 @@
 
 func write_actlr_el1
 	msr	actlr_el1, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_actlr_el2
 	msr	actlr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_actlr_el3
 	msr	actlr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -559,22 +526,16 @@
 
 func write_esr_el1
 	msr	esr_el1, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_esr_el2
 	msr	esr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_esr_el3
 	msr	esr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -599,22 +560,16 @@
 
 func write_tcr_el1
 	msr	tcr_el1, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_tcr_el2
 	msr	tcr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_tcr_el3
 	msr	tcr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -643,15 +598,11 @@
 
 func write_cptr_el2
 	msr	cptr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_cptr_el3
 	msr	cptr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -676,19 +627,16 @@
 
 func write_ttbr0_el1
 	msr	ttbr0_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_ttbr0_el2
 	msr	ttbr0_el2, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
 func write_ttbr0_el3
 	msr	ttbr0_el3, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -711,7 +659,6 @@
 
 func write_ttbr1_el1
 	msr	ttbr1_el1, x0
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -730,8 +677,6 @@
 
 func write_hcr
 	msr	hcr_el2, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -762,8 +707,6 @@
 
 func write_cpuectlr
 	msr	CPUECTLR_EL1, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -789,8 +732,6 @@
 
 func write_scr
 	msr	scr_el3, x0
-	dsb	sy
-	isb
 	ret
 
 
@@ -818,6 +759,7 @@
 	mov	x1, #AARCH64_CPTR_TFP
 	bic	x0, x0, x1
 	msr	cptr_el3, x0
+	isb
 	ret