diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_twl.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_twl.c
index 00e1d2b53683373928c6dd33509393ce7e0dcace..b341c36a93f3cf242926157041fd054173a76196 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_twl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_twl.c
@@ -59,8 +59,15 @@
 
 static bool is_offset_valid;
 static u8 smps_offset;
+/*
+ * Flag to ensure Smartreflex bit in TWL
+ * being cleared in board file is not overwritten.
+ */
+static bool __initdata twl_sr_enable_autoinit;
 
+#define TWL4030_DCDC_GLOBAL_CFG        0x06
 #define REG_SMPS_OFFSET         0xE0
+#define SMARTREFLEX_ENABLE     BIT(3)
 
 static unsigned long twl4030_vsel_to_uv(const u8 vsel)
 {
@@ -269,6 +276,18 @@ int __init omap3_twl_init(void)
 		omap3_core_volt_info.vp_vddmax = OMAP3630_VP2_VLIMITTO_VDDMAX;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The smartreflex bit on twl4030 specifies if the setting of voltage
+	 * is done over the I2C_SR path. Since this setting is independent of
+	 * the actual usage of smartreflex AVS module, we enable TWL SR bit
+	 * by default irrespective of whether smartreflex AVS module is enabled
+	 * on the OMAP side or not. This is because without this bit enabled,
+	 * the voltage scaling through vp forceupdate/bypass mechanism of
+	 * voltage scaling will not function on TWL over I2C_SR.
+	 */
+	if (!twl_sr_enable_autoinit)
+		omap3_twl_set_sr_bit(true);
+
 	voltdm = omap_voltage_domain_lookup("mpu");
 	omap_voltage_register_pmic(voltdm, &omap3_mpu_volt_info);
 
@@ -277,3 +296,44 @@ int __init omap3_twl_init(void)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * omap3_twl_set_sr_bit() - Set/Clear SR bit on TWL
+ * @enable: enable SR mode in twl or not
+ *
+ * If 'enable' is true, enables Smartreflex bit on TWL 4030 to make sure
+ * voltage scaling through OMAP SR works. Else, the smartreflex bit
+ * on twl4030 is cleared as there are platforms which use OMAP3 and T2 but
+ * use Synchronized Scaling Hardware Strategy (ENABLE_VMODE=1) and Direct
+ * Strategy Software Scaling Mode (ENABLE_VMODE=0), for setting the voltages,
+ * in those scenarios this bit is to be cleared (enable = false).
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on sucess, error is returned if I2C read/write fails.
+ */
+int __init omap3_twl_set_sr_bit(bool enable)
+{
+	u8 temp;
+	int ret;
+	if (twl_sr_enable_autoinit)
+		pr_warning("%s: unexpected multiple calls\n", __func__);
+
+	ret = twl_i2c_read_u8(TWL4030_MODULE_PM_RECEIVER, &temp,
+					TWL4030_DCDC_GLOBAL_CFG);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err;
+
+	if (enable)
+		temp |= SMARTREFLEX_ENABLE;
+	else
+		temp &= ~SMARTREFLEX_ENABLE;
+
+	ret = twl_i2c_write_u8(TWL4030_MODULE_PM_RECEIVER, temp,
+				TWL4030_DCDC_GLOBAL_CFG);
+	if (!ret) {
+		twl_sr_enable_autoinit = true;
+		return 0;
+	}
+err:
+	pr_err("%s: Error access to TWL4030 (%d)\n", __func__, ret);
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.h
index 1c1b0ab5b97877695b00a71506d97850a679a410..f4a5f716422bc0d96bc746782b0265bd4fa4a758 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.h
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ static inline void omap_enable_smartreflex_on_init(void) {}
 #ifdef CONFIG_TWL4030_CORE
 extern int omap3_twl_init(void);
 extern int omap4_twl_init(void);
+extern int omap3_twl_set_sr_bit(bool enable);
 #else
 static inline int omap3_twl_init(void)
 {