diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 4653efb87a2721ea20a9fe06a30a6c204d6d2282..f37d22c597f9cda770fb8529cc30c1b13b1bcd91 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -2052,6 +2052,23 @@ static int _omap4_get_context_lost(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	return oh->prcm.omap4.context_lost_counter;
 }
 
+/**
+ * _enable_preprogram - Pre-program an IP block during the _enable() process
+ * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
+ *
+ * Some IP blocks (such as AESS) require some additional programming
+ * after enable before they can enter idle.  If a function pointer to
+ * do so is present in the hwmod data, then call it and pass along the
+ * return value; otherwise, return 0.
+ */
+static int __init _enable_preprogram(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
+{
+	if (!oh->class->enable_preprogram)
+		return 0;
+
+	return oh->class->enable_preprogram(oh);
+}
+
 /**
  * _enable - enable an omap_hwmod
  * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
@@ -2156,6 +2173,7 @@ static int _enable(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 				_update_sysc_cache(oh);
 			_enable_sysc(oh);
 		}
+		r = _enable_preprogram(oh);
 	} else {
 		if (soc_ops.disable_module)
 			soc_ops.disable_module(oh);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
index 3ae852a522f95fd0a8ad5dc53a6dbcadb5a4faa7..41066b4b7a7b9f0e5c11e174cd50fdd78757b8da 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_omap4_prcm {
  * @rev: revision of the IP class
  * @pre_shutdown: ptr to fn to be executed immediately prior to device shutdown
  * @reset: ptr to fn to be executed in place of the standard hwmod reset fn
+ * @enable_preprogram:  ptr to fn to be executed during device enable
  *
  * Represent the class of a OMAP hardware "modules" (e.g. timer,
  * smartreflex, gpio, uart...)
@@ -524,6 +525,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_class {
 	u32					rev;
 	int					(*pre_shutdown)(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 	int					(*reset)(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
+	int					(*enable_preprogram)(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 };
 
 /**