diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
index 4a05c3722d54f04666a6b30547a8a930beb3e4f2..e4ab123cd4d0c8269d638df784b132d6cbfad90a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.c
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ void __init omap2_hsmmc_init(struct omap2_hsmmc_info *controllers)
 		if (c->power_saving)
 			mmc->slots[0].power_saving = 1;
 
+		if (c->no_off)
+			mmc->slots[0].no_off = 1;
+
 		/* NOTE:  MMC slots should have a Vcc regulator set up.
 		 * This may be from a TWL4030-family chip, another
 		 * controllable regulator, or a fixed supply.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.h
index f641f592ffad7b56dab92ee2578067a9f5dd82e4..2453a7aeaf6fe1dd9f71b8f71fc31ab1ef490064 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hsmmc.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct omap2_hsmmc_info {
 	bool	cover_only;	/* No card detect - just cover switch */
 	bool	nonremovable;	/* Nonremovable e.g. eMMC */
 	bool	power_saving;	/* Try to sleep or power off when possible */
+	bool	no_off;		/* power_saving and power is not to go off */
 	int	gpio_cd;	/* or -EINVAL */
 	int	gpio_wp;	/* or -EINVAL */
 	char	*name;		/* or NULL for default */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
index 8b23d32895f14414d1a6725381a05c99cf9deceb..b46394955f37918d5ead7e0cb87a7dc00af92f0f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ struct omap_mmc_platform_data {
 		/* Try to sleep or power off when possible */
 		unsigned power_saving:1;
 
+		/* If using power_saving and the MMC power is not to go off */
+		unsigned no_off:1;
+
 		int switch_pin;			/* gpio (card detect) */
 		int gpio_wp;			/* gpio (write protect) */
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index 2c5e15d9f864890cf1ac596fab7cb30659457dab..e15d0f42569d2ebe991f4b6629f9ab91e4308eed 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -1656,6 +1656,9 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_disabled_to_sleep(struct omap_hsmmc_host *host)
 	dev_dbg(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "DISABLED -> %s\n",
 		host->dpm_state == CARDSLEEP ? "CARDSLEEP" : "REGSLEEP");
 
+	if (mmc_slot(host).no_off)
+		return 0;
+
 	if ((host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE) ||
 	    mmc_slot(host).card_detect ||
 	    (mmc_slot(host).get_cover_state &&
@@ -1671,6 +1674,9 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_sleep_to_off(struct omap_hsmmc_host *host)
 	if (!mmc_try_claim_host(host->mmc))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (mmc_slot(host).no_off)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!((host->mmc->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE) ||
 	      mmc_slot(host).card_detect ||
 	      (mmc_slot(host).get_cover_state &&