diff --git a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
index 70701d3bc81c..9f9c72727a05 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cacheinfo.c
@@ -401,9 +401,14 @@ static int cache_setup_properties(unsigned int cpu)
 	else if (!acpi_disabled)
 		ret = cache_setup_acpi(cpu);
 
-	// Assume there is no cache information available in DT/ACPI from now.
-	if (ret && use_arch_cache_info())
+	/*
+	 * No DT/ACPI cache nodes; fall back to arch-derived topology (e.g.
+	 * arm64 CLIDR_EL1) and clear the error to avoid a spurious warning.
+	 */
+	if (ret && use_arch_cache_info()) {
 		use_arch_info = true;
+		ret = 0;
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }