diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
index f7f929a14bf582eb4b61e8a3bd784862a3f332bf..f1aaa5519cf34372d3113b79e2b187439b00c140 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/gpio.c
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_SYSCONFIG		0x0010
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_SYSSTATUS		0x0014
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_IRQSTATUS1	0x0018
+#define OMAP24XX_GPIO_IRQSTATUS2	0x0028
+#define OMAP24XX_GPIO_IRQENABLE2	0x002c
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_IRQENABLE1	0x001c
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_CTRL		0x0030
 #define OMAP24XX_GPIO_OE		0x0034
@@ -529,6 +531,10 @@ static void _clear_gpio_irqbank(struct gpio_bank *bank, int gpio_mask)
 		return;
 	}
 	__raw_writel(gpio_mask, reg);
+
+	/* Workaround for clearing DSP GPIO interrupts to allow retention */
+	if (cpu_is_omap2420())
+		__raw_writel(gpio_mask, bank->base + OMAP24XX_GPIO_IRQSTATUS2);
 }
 
 static inline void _clear_gpio_irqstatus(struct gpio_bank *bank, int gpio)