diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
index 01df9ad62fb8..1bb9448777c5 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mipsregs.h
@@ -688,6 +688,9 @@
 #define MIPS_CONF7_IAR		(_ULCAST_(1) << 10)
 #define MIPS_CONF7_AR		(_ULCAST_(1) << 16)
 
+/* Ingenic Config7 bits */
+#define MIPS_CONF7_BTB_LOOP_EN	(_ULCAST_(1) << 4)
+
 /* Config7 Bits specific to MIPS Technologies. */
 
 /* Performance counters implemented Per TC */
@@ -2774,6 +2777,7 @@ __BUILD_SET_C0(status)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(cause)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(config)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(config5)
+__BUILD_SET_C0(config7)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(intcontrol)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(intctl)
 __BUILD_SET_C0(srsmap)
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
index d535fc706a8b..25cd8737e7fe 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cpu-probe.c
@@ -1879,6 +1879,13 @@ static inline void cpu_probe_ingenic(struct cpuinfo_mips *c, unsigned int cpu)
 		c->cputype = CPU_JZRISC;
 		c->writecombine = _CACHE_UNCACHED_ACCELERATED;
 		__cpu_name[cpu] = "Ingenic JZRISC";
+		/*
+		 * The XBurst core by default attempts to avoid branch target
+		 * buffer lookups by detecting & special casing loops. This
+		 * feature will cause BogoMIPS and lpj calculate in error.
+		 * Set cp0 config7 bit 4 to disable this feature.
+		 */
+		set_c0_config7(MIPS_CONF7_BTB_LOOP_EN);
 		break;
 	default:
 		panic("Unknown Ingenic Processor ID!");