diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
index 74ea1720e3d8362648fc60822dc4dfcba479e810..1dc01f6b0f369be476b4b142f6a0ea2aaca0b78c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/cpuidle-imx6sx.c
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ static int imx6sx_enter_wait(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		cpu_pm_enter();
 		cpu_cluster_pm_enter();
 
+		ct_idle_enter();
 		cpu_suspend(0, imx6sx_idle_finish);
+		ct_idle_exit();
 
 		cpu_cluster_pm_exit();
 		cpu_pm_exit();
@@ -87,7 +89,8 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver imx6sx_cpuidle_driver = {
 			 */
 			.exit_latency = 300,
 			.target_residency = 500,
-			.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP,
+			.flags = CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP |
+				 CPUIDLE_FLAG_RCU_IDLE,
 			.enter = imx6sx_enter_wait,
 			.name = "LOW-POWER-IDLE",
 			.desc = "ARM power off",