diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index 54f21a5c262b..d775076d1563 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -830,6 +830,10 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
 	hvc_iucv=	[S390] Number of z/VM IUCV hypervisor console (HVC)
 			       terminal devices. Valid values: 0..8
 
+	i2c_bus=	[HW] Override the default board specific I2C bus speed
+			     Format:
+			     <bus_id>,<clkrate>
+
 	i8042.debug	[HW] Toggle i8042 debug mode
 	i8042.direct	[HW] Put keyboard port into non-translated mode
 	i8042.dumbkbd	[HW] Pretend that controller can only read data from
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
index 3e95954e2a87..aa70e435fa79 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
@@ -119,6 +119,46 @@ static void __init omap_i2c_mux_pins(int bus)
 	omap_cfg_reg(scl);
 }
 
+static int __init omap_i2c_nr_ports(void)
+{
+	int ports = 0;
+
+	if (cpu_class_is_omap1())
+		ports = 1;
+	else if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
+		ports = 2;
+	else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
+		ports = 3;
+
+	return ports;
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_i2c_bus_setup - Process command line options for the I2C bus speed
+ * @str: String of options
+ *
+ * This function allow to override the default I2C bus speed for given I2C
+ * bus with a command line option.
+ *
+ * Format: i2c_bus=bus_id,clkrate (in kHz)
+ *
+ * Returns 1 on success, 0 otherwise.
+ */
+static int __init omap_i2c_bus_setup(char *str)
+{
+	int ports;
+	int ints[3];
+
+	ports = omap_i2c_nr_ports();
+	get_options(str, 3, ints);
+	if (ints[0] < 2 || ints[1] < 1 || ints[1] > ports)
+		return 0;
+	i2c_rate[ints[1] - 1] = ints[2];
+
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("i2c_bus=", omap_i2c_bus_setup);
+
 /**
  * omap_register_i2c_bus - register I2C bus with device descriptors
  * @bus_id: bus id counting from number 1
@@ -132,19 +172,12 @@ int __init omap_register_i2c_bus(int bus_id, u32 clkrate,
 			  struct i2c_board_info const *info,
 			  unsigned len)
 {
-	int ports, err;
+	int err;
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
 	struct resource *res;
 	resource_size_t base, irq;
 
-	if (cpu_class_is_omap1())
-		ports = 1;
-	else if (cpu_is_omap24xx())
-		ports = 2;
-	else if (cpu_is_omap34xx())
-		ports = 3;
-
-	BUG_ON(bus_id < 1 || bus_id > ports);
+	BUG_ON(bus_id < 1 || bus_id > omap_i2c_nr_ports());
 
 	if (info) {
 		err = i2c_register_board_info(bus_id, info, len);
@@ -153,7 +186,8 @@ int __init omap_register_i2c_bus(int bus_id, u32 clkrate,
 	}
 
 	pdev = &omap_i2c_devices[bus_id - 1];
-	*(u32 *)pdev->dev.platform_data = clkrate;
+	if (i2c_rate[bus_id - 1] == 0)
+		i2c_rate[bus_id - 1] = clkrate;
 
 	if (bus_id == 1) {
 		res = pdev->resource;