diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index 27f2fad49160bb3497671d7f4ccb41de3d0fed66..5324e8d93bc0262d9019db6feb7f81fdc42a8f44 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -1182,6 +1182,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig i2c_sysc = {
 			   SYSC_HAS_ENAWAKEUP | SYSC_HAS_SOFTRESET |
 			   SYSC_HAS_AUTOIDLE | SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS),
 	.idlemodes	= (SIDLE_FORCE | SIDLE_NO | SIDLE_SMART),
+	.clockact	= CLOCKACT_TEST_ICLK,
 	.sysc_fields    = &omap_hwmod_sysc_type1,
 };
 
@@ -1689,7 +1690,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c1_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c1",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c1_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c1_fck",
@@ -1723,7 +1724,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c2_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c2_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c2",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap2_i2c2_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap2_i2c2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c2_fck",
@@ -1768,7 +1769,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if *omap3xxx_i2c3_slaves[] = {
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_i2c3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c3",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= i2c3_mpu_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= i2c3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c3_fck",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index dcbf973c1603877eec5fbbb320ccd441dbc3e927..f9f1510817603332292348eedccca1155ac80895 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -2248,6 +2248,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig omap44xx_i2c_sysc = {
 			   SYSC_HAS_SOFTRESET | SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS),
 	.idlemodes	= (SIDLE_FORCE | SIDLE_NO | SIDLE_SMART |
 			   SIDLE_SMART_WKUP),
+	.clockact	= CLOCKACT_TEST_ICLK,
 	.sysc_fields	= &omap_hwmod_sysc_type1,
 };
 
@@ -2302,7 +2303,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c1_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c1",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c1_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c1_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c1_fck",
@@ -2358,7 +2359,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c2_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c2",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c2_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c2_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c2_fck",
@@ -2414,7 +2415,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c3_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c3",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c3_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c3_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c3_fck",
@@ -2470,7 +2471,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_i2c4_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "i2c4",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_i2c_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l4_per_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG,
+	.flags		= HWMOD_16BIT_REG | HWMOD_SET_DEFAULT_CLOCKACT,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_i2c4_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_i2c4_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "i2c4_fck",