diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/common.c
index ab1711b9b4d6..8736c1acc166 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/common.c
@@ -225,3 +225,19 @@ void clps711x_restart(char mode, const char *cmd)
 {
 	soft_restart(0);
 }
+
+static void clps711x_idle(void)
+{
+	clps_writel(1, HALT);
+	__asm__ __volatile__(
+	"mov    r0, r0\n\
+	mov     r0, r0");
+}
+
+static int __init clps711x_idle_init(void)
+{
+	arm_pm_idle = clps711x_idle;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+arch_initcall(clps711x_idle_init);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/system.h b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/system.h
index 23d6ef8c84da..0e74e1e9cc24 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/system.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-clps711x/include/mach/system.h
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
 
 static inline void arch_idle(void)
 {
-	clps_writel(1, HALT);
-	__asm__ __volatile__(
-	"mov	r0, r0\n\
-	mov	r0, r0");
+	cpu_do_idle();
 }
 
 #endif