diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index a89214ee4694772c99de98db56321472c24fe656..98cde62c0cacec1e7cdc6f33e4d6eabb3e3ba57f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -387,6 +387,49 @@ static int _set_softreset(struct omap_hwmod *oh, u32 *v)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * _set_dmadisable: set OCP_SYSCONFIG.DMADISABLE bit in @v
+ * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
+ *
+ * The DMADISABLE bit is a semi-automatic bit present in sysconfig register
+ * of some modules. When the DMA must perform read/write accesses, the
+ * DMADISABLE bit is cleared by the hardware. But when the DMA must stop
+ * for power management, software must set the DMADISABLE bit back to 1.
+ *
+ * Set the DMADISABLE bit in @v for hwmod @oh.  Returns -EINVAL upon
+ * error or 0 upon success.
+ */
+static int _set_dmadisable(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
+{
+	u32 v;
+	u32 dmadisable_mask;
+
+	if (!oh->class->sysc ||
+	    !(oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSC_HAS_DMADISABLE))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!oh->class->sysc->sysc_fields) {
+		WARN(1, "omap_hwmod: %s: offset struct for sysconfig not provided in class\n", oh->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* clocks must be on for this operation */
+	if (oh->_state != _HWMOD_STATE_ENABLED) {
+		pr_warn("omap_hwmod: %s: dma can be disabled only from enabled state\n", oh->name);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	pr_debug("omap_hwmod: %s: setting DMADISABLE\n", oh->name);
+
+	v = oh->_sysc_cache;
+	dmadisable_mask =
+		(0x1 << oh->class->sysc->sysc_fields->dmadisable_shift);
+	v |= dmadisable_mask;
+	_write_sysconfig(v, oh);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * _set_module_autoidle: set the OCP_SYSCONFIG AUTOIDLE field in @v
  * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
@@ -1698,11 +1741,17 @@ static int _ocp_softreset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
  * therefore have no OCP header registers to access.  Others (like the
  * IVA) have idiosyncratic reset sequences.  So for these relatively
  * rare cases, custom reset code can be supplied in the struct
- * omap_hwmod_class .reset function pointer.  Passes along the return
- * value from either _ocp_softreset() or the custom reset function -
- * these must return -EINVAL if the hwmod cannot be reset this way or
- * if the hwmod is in the wrong state, -ETIMEDOUT if the module did
- * not reset in time, or 0 upon success.
+ * omap_hwmod_class .reset function pointer.
+ *
+ * _set_dmadisable() is called to set the DMADISABLE bit so that it
+ * does not prevent idling of the system. This is necessary for cases
+ * where ROMCODE/BOOTLOADER uses dma and transfers control to the
+ * kernel without disabling dma.
+ *
+ * Passes along the return value from either _ocp_softreset() or the
+ * custom reset function - these must return -EINVAL if the hwmod
+ * cannot be reset this way or if the hwmod is in the wrong state,
+ * -ETIMEDOUT if the module did not reset in time, or 0 upon success.
  */
 static int _reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 {
@@ -1724,6 +1773,8 @@ static int _reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 		}
 	}
 
+	_set_dmadisable(oh);
+
 	/*
 	 * OCP_SYSCONFIG bits need to be reprogrammed after a
 	 * softreset.  The _enable() function should be split to avoid
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_common_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_common_data.c
index 51e5418899fb446cd2317efe2622e3683860eec4..aff613852911aba50f3cab37a5eb3fd4ae945701 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_common_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_common_data.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields omap_hwmod_sysc_type2 = {
 	.midle_shift	= SYSC_TYPE2_MIDLEMODE_SHIFT,
 	.sidle_shift	= SYSC_TYPE2_SIDLEMODE_SHIFT,
 	.srst_shift	= SYSC_TYPE2_SOFTRESET_SHIFT,
+	.dmadisable_shift = SYSC_TYPE2_DMADISABLE_SHIFT,
 };
 
 struct omap_dss_dispc_dev_attr omap2_3_dss_dispc_dev_attr = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index da22acd0ce7aefb5729b1347fd75f50d825a9878..27455ed0a2abc976a10e1d0321853145bb8bd4dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields omap_hwmod_sysc_type2;
 #define SYSC_TYPE2_SIDLEMODE_MASK	(0x3 << SYSC_TYPE2_SIDLEMODE_SHIFT)
 #define SYSC_TYPE2_MIDLEMODE_SHIFT	4
 #define SYSC_TYPE2_MIDLEMODE_MASK	(0x3 << SYSC_TYPE2_MIDLEMODE_SHIFT)
+#define SYSC_TYPE2_DMADISABLE_SHIFT	16
+#define SYSC_TYPE2_DMADISABLE_MASK	(0x1 << SYSC_TYPE2_DMADISABLE_SHIFT)
 
 /* OCP SYSSTATUS bit shifts/masks */
 #define SYSS_RESETDONE_SHIFT		0
@@ -283,6 +285,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if {
 #define SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS	(1 << 7)
 #define SYSC_NO_CACHE		(1 << 8)  /* XXX SW flag, belongs elsewhere */
 #define SYSC_HAS_RESET_STATUS	(1 << 9)
+#define SYSC_HAS_DMADISABLE	(1 << 10)
 
 /* omap_hwmod_sysconfig.clockact flags */
 #define CLOCKACT_TEST_BOTH	0x0
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if {
  * @enwkup_shift: Offset of the enawakeup bit
  * @srst_shift: Offset of the softreset bit
  * @autoidle_shift: Offset of the autoidle bit
+ * @dmadisable_shift: Offset of the dmadisable bit
  */
 struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields {
 	u8 midle_shift;
@@ -306,6 +310,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields {
 	u8 enwkup_shift;
 	u8 srst_shift;
 	u8 autoidle_shift;
+	u8 dmadisable_shift;
 };
 
 /**