diff --git a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
index 7d7aeed321..c4b6b8845c 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
+++ b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/Prefetcher.py
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ class BasePrefetcher(ClockedObject):
          "Only prefetch on read requests (write requests ignored)")
     on_prefetch = Param.Bool(True,
          "Let lower cache prefetcher train on prefetch requests")
+    inst_tagged = Param.Bool(True,
+         "Perform a tagged prefetch for instruction fetches always")
     sys = Param.System(Parent.any, "System this device belongs to")
 
 class GHBPrefetcher(BasePrefetcher):
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.cc b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.cc
index a7abf48094..c4cf2023aa 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.cc
+++ b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,23 @@ StridePrefetcher::calculatePrefetch(PacketPtr &pkt, std::list<Addr> &addresses,
     assert(master_id < Max_Contexts);
     std::list<StrideEntry*> &tab = table[master_id];
 
+    // Revert to simple N-block ahead prefetch for instruction fetches
+    if (instTagged && pkt->req->isInstFetch()) {
+        for (int d = 1; d <= degree; d++) {
+            Addr new_addr = data_addr + d * blkSize;
+            if (pageStop && !samePage(data_addr, new_addr)) {
+                // Spanned the page, so now stop
+                pfSpanPage += degree - d + 1;
+                return;
+            }
+            DPRINTF(HWPrefetch, "queuing prefetch to %x @ %d\n",
+                    new_addr, latency);
+            addresses.push_back(new_addr);
+            delays.push_back(latency);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
     /* Scan Table for instAddr Match */
     std::list<StrideEntry*>::iterator iter;
     for (iter = tab.begin(); iter != tab.end(); iter++) {
diff --git a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.hh b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.hh
index b02d97d569..0e31984f96 100644
--- a/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.hh
+++ b/src/mem/cache/prefetch/stride.hh
@@ -76,10 +76,12 @@ class StridePrefetcher : public BasePrefetcher
 
     std::list<StrideEntry*> table[Max_Contexts];
 
+    bool instTagged;
+
   public:
 
     StridePrefetcher(const Params *p)
-        : BasePrefetcher(p)
+        : BasePrefetcher(p), instTagged(p->inst_tagged)
     {
     }