diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
index cd72805b64a76..fa7d8d3790bfc 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mm/c-r4k.c
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@ static void r4k_flush_icache_range(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 		 * If address-based cache ops don't require an SMP call, then
 		 * use them exclusively for small flushes.
 		 */
-		size = start - end;
+		size = end - start;
 		cache_size = icache_size;
 		if (!cpu_has_ic_fills_f_dc) {
 			size *= 2;