diff --git a/mm/nommu.c b/mm/nommu.c
index 6f9248f..a8d1752 100644
--- a/mm/nommu.c
+++ b/mm/nommu.c
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * Ok, looks good - let it rip.
 	 */
+	flush_icache_range(mm->brk, brk);
 	return mm->brk = brk;
 }
 
@@ -1353,10 +1354,14 @@
 share:
 	add_vma_to_mm(current->mm, vma);
 
-	up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
+	/* we flush the region from the icache only when the first executable
+	 * mapping of it is made  */
+	if (vma->vm_flags & VM_EXEC && !region->vm_icache_flushed) {
+		flush_icache_range(region->vm_start, region->vm_end);
+		region->vm_icache_flushed = true;
+	}
 
-	if (prot & PROT_EXEC)
-		flush_icache_range(result, result + len);
+	up_write(&nommu_region_sem);
 
 	kleave(" = %lx", result);
 	return result;