diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
index 9db352e413e4..543b9c42ac5f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/adc/ti_am335x_adc.c
@@ -42,10 +42,20 @@ static void tiadc_writel(struct tiadc_device *adc, unsigned int reg,
 	writel(val, adc->mfd_tscadc->tscadc_base + reg);
 }
 
+static u32 get_adc_step_mask(struct tiadc_device *adc_dev)
+{
+	u32 step_en;
+
+	step_en = ((1 << adc_dev->channels) - 1);
+	step_en <<= TOTAL_STEPS - adc_dev->channels + 1;
+	return step_en;
+}
+
 static void tiadc_step_config(struct tiadc_device *adc_dev)
 {
 	unsigned int stepconfig;
 	int i, channels = 0, steps;
+	u32 step_en;
 
 	/*
 	 * There are 16 configurable steps and 8 analog input
@@ -69,7 +79,8 @@ static void tiadc_step_config(struct tiadc_device *adc_dev)
 				STEPCONFIG_OPENDLY);
 		channels++;
 	}
-	tiadc_writel(adc_dev, REG_SE, STPENB_STEPENB);
+	step_en = get_adc_step_mask(adc_dev);
+	am335x_tsc_se_set(adc_dev->mfd_tscadc, step_en);
 }
 
 static int tiadc_channel_init(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, int channels)
@@ -127,7 +138,7 @@ static int tiadc_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
 		if (i == chan->channel)
 			*val = readx1 & 0xfff;
 	}
-	tiadc_writel(adc_dev, REG_SE, STPENB_STEPENB);
+	am335x_tsc_se_update(adc_dev->mfd_tscadc);
 
 	return IIO_VAL_INT;
 }
@@ -191,10 +202,15 @@ err_ret:
 static int tiadc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct tiadc_device *adc_dev = iio_priv(indio_dev);
+	u32 step_en;
 
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
 	tiadc_channels_remove(indio_dev);
 
+	step_en = get_adc_step_mask(adc_dev);
+	am335x_tsc_se_clr(adc_dev->mfd_tscadc, step_en);
+
 	iio_device_free(indio_dev);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ti_am335x_tsc.c b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ti_am335x_tsc.c
index 16077d3d80ba..23d6a4dacc88 100644
--- a/drivers/input/touchscreen/ti_am335x_tsc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/touchscreen/ti_am335x_tsc.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ static void titsc_writel(struct titsc *tsc, unsigned int reg,
 static void titsc_step_config(struct titsc *ts_dev)
 {
 	unsigned int	config;
+	unsigned int	stepenable = 0;
 	int i, total_steps;
 
 	/* Configure the Step registers */
@@ -128,7 +129,9 @@ static void titsc_step_config(struct titsc *ts_dev)
 	titsc_writel(ts_dev, REG_STEPDELAY(total_steps + 2),
 			STEPCONFIG_OPENDLY);
 
-	titsc_writel(ts_dev, REG_SE, STPENB_STEPENB_TC);
+	/* The steps1 … end and bit 0 for TS_Charge */
+	stepenable = (1 << (total_steps + 2)) - 1;
+	am335x_tsc_se_set(ts_dev->mfd_tscadc, stepenable);
 }
 
 static void titsc_read_coordinates(struct titsc *ts_dev,
@@ -250,7 +253,7 @@ static irqreturn_t titsc_irq(int irq, void *dev)
 
 	titsc_writel(ts_dev, REG_IRQSTATUS, irqclr);
 
-	titsc_writel(ts_dev, REG_SE, STPENB_STEPENB_TC);
+	am335x_tsc_se_update(ts_dev->mfd_tscadc);
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
 
@@ -334,6 +337,11 @@ static int titsc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	free_irq(ts_dev->irq, ts_dev);
 
+	/* total steps followed by the enable mask */
+	steps = 2 * ts_dev->steps_to_configure + 2;
+	steps = (1 << steps) - 1;
+	am335x_tsc_se_clr(ts_dev->mfd_tscadc, steps);
+
 	input_unregister_device(ts_dev->input);
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.c b/drivers/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.c
index 772ea2adb539..90ccfc07e16b 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.c
@@ -48,6 +48,32 @@ static const struct regmap_config tscadc_regmap_config = {
 	.val_bits = 32,
 };
 
+void am335x_tsc_se_update(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc)
+{
+	tscadc_writel(tsadc, REG_SE, tsadc->reg_se_cache);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(am335x_tsc_se_update);
+
+void am335x_tsc_se_set(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc, u32 val)
+{
+	spin_lock(&tsadc->reg_lock);
+	tsadc->reg_se_cache |= val;
+	spin_unlock(&tsadc->reg_lock);
+
+	am335x_tsc_se_update(tsadc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(am335x_tsc_se_set);
+
+void am335x_tsc_se_clr(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc, u32 val)
+{
+	spin_lock(&tsadc->reg_lock);
+	tsadc->reg_se_cache &= ~val;
+	spin_unlock(&tsadc->reg_lock);
+
+	am335x_tsc_se_update(tsadc);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(am335x_tsc_se_clr);
+
 static void tscadc_idle_config(struct ti_tscadc_dev *config)
 {
 	unsigned int idleconfig;
@@ -129,6 +155,7 @@ static	int ti_tscadc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto ret;
 	}
 
+	spin_lock_init(&tscadc->reg_lock);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
@@ -239,7 +266,7 @@ static int tscadc_resume(struct device *dev)
 			CNTRLREG_STEPID | CNTRLREG_4WIRE;
 	tscadc_writel(tscadc_dev, REG_CTRL, ctrl);
 	tscadc_idle_config(tscadc_dev);
-	tscadc_writel(tscadc_dev, REG_SE, STPENB_STEPENB);
+	am335x_tsc_se_update(tscadc_dev);
 	restore = tscadc_readl(tscadc_dev, REG_CTRL);
 	tscadc_writel(tscadc_dev, REG_CTRL,
 			(restore | CNTRLREG_TSCSSENB));
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.h b/include/linux/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.h
index 8114e4e8b91b..4258627d076a 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/ti_am335x_tscadc.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 /* Step Enable */
 #define STEPENB_MASK		(0x1FFFF << 0)
 #define STEPENB(val)		((val) << 0)
-#define STPENB_STEPENB		STEPENB(0x1FFFF)
-#define STPENB_STEPENB_TC	STEPENB(0x1FFF)
 
 /* IRQ enable */
 #define IRQENB_HW_PEN		BIT(0)
@@ -141,6 +139,8 @@ struct ti_tscadc_dev {
 	void __iomem *tscadc_base;
 	int irq;
 	struct mfd_cell cells[TSCADC_CELLS];
+	u32 reg_se_cache;
+	spinlock_t reg_lock;
 
 	/* tsc device */
 	struct titsc *tsc;
@@ -156,4 +156,8 @@ static inline struct ti_tscadc_dev *ti_tscadc_dev_get(struct platform_device *p)
 	return *tscadc_dev;
 }
 
+void am335x_tsc_se_update(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc);
+void am335x_tsc_se_set(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc, u32 val);
+void am335x_tsc_se_clr(struct ti_tscadc_dev *tsadc, u32 val);
+
 #endif