diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
index 9c39c899ebd5..880b53527599 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc-etr.c
@@ -36,13 +36,9 @@ static void tmc_etr_enable_hw(struct tmc_drvdata *drvdata)
 	writel_relaxed(TMC_MODE_CIRCULAR_BUFFER, drvdata->base + TMC_MODE);
 
 	axictl = readl_relaxed(drvdata->base + TMC_AXICTL);
-	axictl |= TMC_AXICTL_WR_BURST_16;
-	writel_relaxed(axictl, drvdata->base + TMC_AXICTL);
-	axictl &= ~TMC_AXICTL_SCT_GAT_MODE;
-	writel_relaxed(axictl, drvdata->base + TMC_AXICTL);
-	axictl = (axictl &
-		  ~(TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B0 | TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B1)) |
-		  TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B1;
+	axictl &= ~TMC_AXICTL_CLEAR_MASK;
+	axictl |= (TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B1 | TMC_AXICTL_WR_BURST_16);
+	axictl |= TMC_AXICTL_AXCACHE_OS;
 	writel_relaxed(axictl, drvdata->base + TMC_AXICTL);
 	tmc_write_dba(drvdata, drvdata->paddr);
 
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.h b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.h
index f55203d48673..07c0bf1d9269 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.h
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/coresight/coresight-tmc.h
@@ -54,11 +54,26 @@
 #define TMC_STS_TMCREADY_BIT	2
 #define TMC_STS_FULL		BIT(0)
 #define TMC_STS_TRIGGERED	BIT(1)
-/* TMC_AXICTL - 0x110 */
+/*
+ * TMC_AXICTL - 0x110
+ *
+ * TMC AXICTL format for SoC-400
+ *	Bits [0-1]	: ProtCtrlBit0-1
+ *	Bits [2-5]	: CacheCtrlBits 0-3 (AxCACHE)
+ *	Bit  6		: Reserved
+ *	Bit  7		: ScatterGatherMode
+ *	Bits [8-11]	: WrBurstLen
+ *	Bits [12-31]	: Reserved.
+ */
+#define TMC_AXICTL_CLEAR_MASK 0xfbf
+
 #define TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B0	BIT(0)
 #define TMC_AXICTL_PROT_CTL_B1	BIT(1)
 #define TMC_AXICTL_SCT_GAT_MODE	BIT(7)
 #define TMC_AXICTL_WR_BURST_16	0xF00
+/* Write-back Read and Write-allocate */
+#define TMC_AXICTL_AXCACHE_OS	(0xf << 2)
+
 /* TMC_FFCR - 0x304 */
 #define TMC_FFCR_FLUSHMAN_BIT	6
 #define TMC_FFCR_EN_FMT		BIT(0)