diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
index ffd6604cd546..4db8c35c5c82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
@@ -819,7 +819,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod dra7xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "gpmc",
 	.class		= &dra7xx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l3main1_clkdm",
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	.flags		= (HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
+			   HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE),
 	.main_clk	= "l3_iclk_div",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {