diff --git a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
index dd03c0f..3fee470 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
+++ b/lib/cpus/aarch64/cortex_a57.S
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -469,6 +470,17 @@
 	dsb	sy
 #endif
 
+#if A57_ENABLE_NONCACHEABLE_LOAD_FWD
+	/* ---------------------------------------------
+	 * Enable higher performance non-cacheable load
+	 * forwarding
+	 * ---------------------------------------------
+	 */
+	mrs	x0, CORTEX_A57_CPUACTLR_EL1
+	orr	x0, x0, #CORTEX_A57_CPUACTLR_EL1_EN_NC_LOAD_FWD
+	msr	CORTEX_A57_CPUACTLR_EL1, x0
+#endif
+
 	/* ---------------------------------------------
 	 * Enable the SMP bit.
 	 * ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/lib/cpus/cpu-ops.mk b/lib/cpus/cpu-ops.mk
index e3bfc2f..3c0c9cd 100644
--- a/lib/cpus/cpu-ops.mk
+++ b/lib/cpus/cpu-ops.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2014-2020, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+# Copyright (c) 2020, NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved.
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
@@ -16,6 +17,10 @@
 # It is enabled by default.
 A57_DISABLE_NON_TEMPORAL_HINT	?=1
 
+# Flag to enable higher performance non-cacheable load forwarding.
+# It is disabled by default.
+A57_ENABLE_NONCACHEABLE_LOAD_FWD	?= 0
+
 WORKAROUND_CVE_2017_5715	?=1
 WORKAROUND_CVE_2018_3639	?=1
 DYNAMIC_WORKAROUND_CVE_2018_3639	?=0
@@ -24,6 +29,10 @@
 # By default internal
 NEOVERSE_N1_EXTERNAL_LLC	?=0
 
+# Process A57_ENABLE_NONCACHEABLE_LOAD_FWD flag
+$(eval $(call assert_boolean,A57_ENABLE_NONCACHEABLE_LOAD_FWD))
+$(eval $(call add_define,A57_ENABLE_NONCACHEABLE_LOAD_FWD))
+
 # Process SKIP_A57_L1_FLUSH_PWR_DWN flag
 $(eval $(call assert_boolean,SKIP_A57_L1_FLUSH_PWR_DWN))
 $(eval $(call add_define,SKIP_A57_L1_FLUSH_PWR_DWN))