diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
index 065bd768987c..fafcc35b970c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/io.c
@@ -363,24 +363,6 @@ static void __init omap_hwmod_init_postsetup(void)
 #endif
 	omap_hwmod_for_each(_set_hwmod_postsetup_state, &postsetup_state);
 
-	/*
-	 * Set the default postsetup state for unusual modules (like
-	 * MPU WDT).
-	 *
-	 * The postsetup_state is not actually used until
-	 * omap_hwmod_late_init(), so boards that desire full watchdog
-	 * coverage of kernel initialization can reprogram the
-	 * postsetup_state between the calls to
-	 * omap2_init_common_infra() and omap_sdrc_init().
-	 *
-	 * XXX ideally we could detect whether the MPU WDT was currently
-	 * enabled here and make this conditional
-	 */
-	postsetup_state = _HWMOD_STATE_DISABLED;
-	omap_hwmod_for_each_by_class("wd_timer",
-				     _set_hwmod_postsetup_state,
-				     &postsetup_state);
-
 	omap_pm_if_early_init();
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
index 5941f14130a1..83eafd96ecaa 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig omap2xxx_wd_timer_sysc = {
 struct omap_hwmod_class omap2xxx_wd_timer_hwmod_class = {
 	.name		= "wd_timer",
 	.sysc		= &omap2xxx_wd_timer_sysc,
-	.pre_shutdown	= &omap2_wd_timer_disable
+	.pre_shutdown	= &omap2_wd_timer_disable,
+	.reset		= &omap2_wd_timer_reset,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index 2432574123c6..fd48797fa95a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -418,7 +418,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig i2c_sysc = {
 static struct omap_hwmod_class omap3xxx_wd_timer_hwmod_class = {
 	.name		= "wd_timer",
 	.sysc		= &omap3xxx_wd_timer_sysc,
-	.pre_shutdown	= &omap2_wd_timer_disable
+	.pre_shutdown	= &omap2_wd_timer_disable,
+	.reset		= &omap2_wd_timer_reset,
 };
 
 static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_wd_timer2_hwmod = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index c997c97c08b7..950454a3fa31 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -3535,6 +3535,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class omap44xx_wd_timer_hwmod_class = {
 	.name		= "wd_timer",
 	.sysc		= &omap44xx_wd_timer_sysc,
 	.pre_shutdown	= &omap2_wd_timer_disable,
+	.reset		= &omap2_wd_timer_reset,
 };
 
 /* wd_timer2 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.c
index 4067669d96c4..b2f1c67043a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 
 #include "wd_timer.h"
+#include "common.h"
 
 /*
  * In order to avoid any assumptions from bootloader regarding WDT
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@
 #define OMAP_WDT_WPS		0x34
 #define OMAP_WDT_SPR		0x48
 
+/* Maximum microseconds to wait for OMAP module to softreset */
+#define MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT	10000
 
 int omap2_wd_timer_disable(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 {
@@ -54,3 +57,45 @@ int omap2_wd_timer_disable(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * omap2_wdtimer_reset - reset and disable the WDTIMER IP block
+ * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
+ *
+ * After the WDTIMER IP blocks are reset on OMAP2/3, we must also take
+ * care to execute the special watchdog disable sequence.  This is
+ * because the watchdog is re-armed upon OCP softreset.  (On OMAP4,
+ * this behavior was apparently changed and the watchdog is no longer
+ * re-armed after an OCP soft-reset.)  Returns -ETIMEDOUT if the reset
+ * did not complete, or 0 upon success.
+ *
+ * XXX Most of this code should be moved to the omap_hwmod.c layer
+ * during a normal merge window.  omap_hwmod_softreset() should be
+ * renamed to omap_hwmod_set_ocp_softreset(), and omap_hwmod_softreset()
+ * should call the hwmod _ocp_softreset() code.
+ */
+int omap2_wd_timer_reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
+{
+	int c = 0;
+
+	/* Write to the SOFTRESET bit */
+	omap_hwmod_softreset(oh);
+
+	/* Poll on RESETDONE bit */
+	omap_test_timeout((omap_hwmod_read(oh,
+					   oh->class->sysc->syss_offs)
+			   & SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK),
+			  MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT, c);
+
+	if (oh->class->sysc->srst_udelay)
+		udelay(oh->class->sysc->srst_udelay);
+
+	if (c == MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT)
+		pr_warning("%s: %s: softreset failed (waited %d usec)\n",
+			   __func__, oh->name, MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT);
+	else
+		pr_debug("%s: %s: softreset in %d usec\n", __func__,
+			 oh->name, c);
+
+	return (c == MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT) ? -ETIMEDOUT :
+		omap2_wd_timer_disable(oh);
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.h
index e0054a2d5505..f6bbba73b535 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/wd_timer.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@
 #include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 
 extern int omap2_wd_timer_disable(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
+extern int omap2_wd_timer_reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 
 #endif