diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7.dtsi
index c4d9175b90dceab5aa64ca1973505652bf325bee..f82aa44c3ceed540fef7e291c571c2b49c5b2e1f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/dra7.dtsi
@@ -1500,6 +1500,16 @@
 			       0x48485200 0x2E00>;
 			#address-cells = <1>;
 			#size-cells = <1>;
+
+			/*
+			 * Do not allow gating of cpsw clock as workaround
+			 * for errata i877. Keeping internal clock disabled
+			 * causes the device switching characteristics
+			 * to degrade over time and eventually fail to meet
+			 * the data manual delay time/skew specs.
+			 */
+			ti,no-idle;
+
 			/*
 			 * rx_thresh_pend
 			 * rx_pend