diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
index 98b06baafcc6..c06d27fc59e8 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/sh_cmt.c
@@ -464,9 +464,20 @@ static void sh_cmt_clocksource_disable(struct clocksource *cs)
 	sh_cmt_stop(cs_to_sh_cmt(cs), FLAG_CLOCKSOURCE);
 }
 
+static void sh_cmt_clocksource_suspend(struct clocksource *cs)
+{
+	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = cs_to_sh_cmt(cs);
+
+	sh_cmt_stop(p, FLAG_CLOCKSOURCE);
+	pm_genpd_syscore_poweroff(&p->pdev->dev);
+}
+
 static void sh_cmt_clocksource_resume(struct clocksource *cs)
 {
-	sh_cmt_start(cs_to_sh_cmt(cs), FLAG_CLOCKSOURCE);
+	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = cs_to_sh_cmt(cs);
+
+	pm_genpd_syscore_poweron(&p->pdev->dev);
+	sh_cmt_start(p, FLAG_CLOCKSOURCE);
 }
 
 static int sh_cmt_register_clocksource(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
@@ -479,7 +490,7 @@ static int sh_cmt_register_clocksource(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
 	cs->read = sh_cmt_clocksource_read;
 	cs->enable = sh_cmt_clocksource_enable;
 	cs->disable = sh_cmt_clocksource_disable;
-	cs->suspend = sh_cmt_clocksource_disable;
+	cs->suspend = sh_cmt_clocksource_suspend;
 	cs->resume = sh_cmt_clocksource_resume;
 	cs->mask = CLOCKSOURCE_MASK(sizeof(unsigned long) * 8);
 	cs->flags = CLOCK_SOURCE_IS_CONTINUOUS;
@@ -562,6 +573,16 @@ static int sh_cmt_clock_event_next(unsigned long delta,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void sh_cmt_clock_event_suspend(struct clock_event_device *ced)
+{
+	pm_genpd_syscore_poweroff(&ced_to_sh_cmt(ced)->pdev->dev);
+}
+
+static void sh_cmt_clock_event_resume(struct clock_event_device *ced)
+{
+	pm_genpd_syscore_poweron(&ced_to_sh_cmt(ced)->pdev->dev);
+}
+
 static void sh_cmt_register_clockevent(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
 				       char *name, unsigned long rating)
 {
@@ -576,6 +597,8 @@ static void sh_cmt_register_clockevent(struct sh_cmt_priv *p,
 	ced->cpumask = cpumask_of(0);
 	ced->set_next_event = sh_cmt_clock_event_next;
 	ced->set_mode = sh_cmt_clock_event_mode;
+	ced->suspend = sh_cmt_clock_event_suspend;
+	ced->resume = sh_cmt_clock_event_resume;
 
 	dev_info(&p->pdev->dev, "used for clock events\n");
 	clockevents_register_device(ced);
@@ -690,8 +713,12 @@ static int __devinit sh_cmt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sh_cmt_priv *p = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev))
-		pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+	if (!is_early_platform_device(pdev)) {
+		struct sh_timer_config *cfg = pdev->dev.platform_data;
+
+		if (cfg->clocksource_rating || cfg->clockevent_rating)
+			pm_genpd_dev_always_on(&pdev->dev, true);
+	}
 
 	if (p) {
 		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "kept as earlytimer\n");