+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Cavium         | ThunderX GICv3  | #23154          | CAVIUM_ERRATUM_23154        |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
+| Cavium         | ThunderX GICv3  | #38539          | N/A                         |
++----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Cavium         | ThunderX Core   | #27456          | CAVIUM_ERRATUM_27456        |
 +----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------------------+
 | Cavium         | ThunderX Core   | #30115          | CAVIUM_ERRATUM_30115        |
 
 #define GICD_INT_NMI_PRI       (GICD_INT_DEF_PRI & ~0x80)
 
 #define FLAGS_WORKAROUND_GICR_WAKER_MSM8996    (1ULL << 0)
+#define FLAGS_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_38539  (1ULL << 1)
 
 struct redist_region {
        void __iomem            *redist_base;
        return true;
 }
 
+static bool gic_enable_quirk_cavium_38539(void *data)
+{
+       struct gic_chip_data *d = data;
+
+       d->flags |= FLAGS_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_38539;
+
+       return true;
+}
+
 static bool gic_enable_quirk_hip06_07(void *data)
 {
        struct gic_chip_data *d = data;
                .mask   = 0xffffffff,
                .init   = gic_enable_quirk_hip06_07,
        },
+       {
+               /*
+                * Reserved register accesses generate a Synchronous
+                * External Abort. This erratum applies to:
+                * - ThunderX: CN88xx
+                * - OCTEON TX: CN83xx, CN81xx
+                * - OCTEON TX2: CN93xx, CN96xx, CN98xx, CNF95xx*
+                */
+               .desc   = "GICv3: Cavium erratum 38539",
+               .iidr   = 0xa000034c,
+               .mask   = 0xe8f00fff,
+               .init   = gic_enable_quirk_cavium_38539,
+       },
        {
        }
 };
        pr_info("%d SPIs implemented\n", GIC_LINE_NR - 32);
        pr_info("%d Extended SPIs implemented\n", GIC_ESPI_NR);
 
-       gic_data.rdists.gicd_typer2 = readl_relaxed(gic_data.dist_base + GICD_TYPER2);
+       /*
+        * ThunderX1 explodes on reading GICD_TYPER2, in violation of the
+        * architecture spec (which says that reserved registers are RES0).
+        */
+       if (!(gic_data.flags & FLAGS_WORKAROUND_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_38539))
+               gic_data.rdists.gicd_typer2 = readl_relaxed(gic_data.dist_base + GICD_TYPER2);
 
        gic_data.domain = irq_domain_create_tree(handle, &gic_irq_domain_ops,
                                                 &gic_data);