diff --git a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
index eee4b6e0af2ccaa6ce592217ee11287a6c5aab41..2b64091b0f1f31b41206311830df5773df05b32a 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/omap2_mcspi.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 
 /* per-register bitmasks: */
 
+#define OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_SMARTIDLE	(2 << 3)
+#define OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_ENAWAKEUP	(1 << 2)
 #define OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_AUTOIDLE	(1 << 0)
 #define OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_SOFTRESET	(1 << 1)
 
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@
 
 #define OMAP2_MCSPI_CHCTRL_EN		(1 << 0)
 
+#define OMAP2_MCSPI_WAKEUPENABLE_WKEN	(1 << 0)
 
 /* We have 2 DMA channels per CS, one for RX and one for TX */
 struct omap2_mcspi_dma {
@@ -873,8 +876,12 @@ static int __init omap2_mcspi_reset(struct omap2_mcspi *mcspi)
 	} while (!(tmp & OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSSTATUS_RESETDONE));
 
 	mcspi_write_reg(master, OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG,
-			/* (3 << 8) | (2 << 3) | */
-			OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_AUTOIDLE);
+			OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_AUTOIDLE |
+			OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_ENAWAKEUP |
+			OMAP2_MCSPI_SYSCONFIG_SMARTIDLE);
+
+	mcspi_write_reg(master, OMAP2_MCSPI_WAKEUPENABLE,
+			OMAP2_MCSPI_WAKEUPENABLE_WKEN);
 
 	omap2_mcspi_set_master_mode(master);