diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
index bd8cb5974726bb670da33dd078965eb49ef96471..3f1334f62e7af42b521533b7edb80260d6e3faad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
@@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ void __init gpmc_init(void)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
+	clk_enable(gpmc_l3_clk);
+
 	l = gpmc_read_reg(GPMC_REVISION);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "GPMC revision %d.%d\n", (l >> 4) & 0x0f, l & 0x0f);
 	/* Set smart idle mode and automatic L3 clock gating */