diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index e7ed1f7bb30211850cab4d698c125bf29c2624ca..ea9a8481059c4ed8f364920fde2be0eaf0b9b8dc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ struct dispc_features {
 
 	/* no DISPC_IRQ_FRAMEDONETV on this SoC */
 	bool no_framedone_tv:1;
+
+	/* revert to the OMAP4 mechanism of DISPC Smart Standby operation */
+	bool mstandby_workaround:1;
 };
 
 #define DISPC_MAX_NR_FIFOS 5
@@ -3490,6 +3493,9 @@ static void _omap_dispc_initial_config(void)
 	dispc_configure_burst_sizes();
 
 	dispc_ovl_enable_zorder_planes();
+
+	if (dispc.feat->mstandby_workaround)
+		REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_MSTANDBY_CTRL, 1, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static const struct dispc_features omap24xx_dispc_feats __initconst = {
@@ -3584,6 +3590,7 @@ static const struct dispc_features omap54xx_dispc_feats __initconst = {
 	.calc_core_clk		=	calc_core_clk_44xx,
 	.num_fifos		=	5,
 	.gfx_fifo_workaround	=	true,
+	.mstandby_workaround	=	true,
 };
 
 static int __init dispc_init_features(struct platform_device *pdev)
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.h
index 222363c6e623f794402f68b98d419f5fc0d1f869..de4863d21ab78b7683d490628ef9bc5a7f1f335b 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define DISPC_GLOBAL_BUFFER		0x0800
 #define DISPC_CONTROL3                  0x0848
 #define DISPC_CONFIG3                   0x084C
+#define DISPC_MSTANDBY_CTRL		0x0858
 
 /* DISPC overlay registers */
 #define DISPC_OVL_BA0(n)		(DISPC_OVL_BASE(n) + \