diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx6sl.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx6sl.c
index b71570d..f7073c0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx6sl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/clk-imx6sl.c
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@
 #include "clk.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
+#define CCSR			0xc
+#define BM_CCSR_PLL1_SW_CLK_SEL	(1 << 2)
+#define CACRR			0x10
+#define CDHIPR			0x48
+#define BM_CDHIPR_ARM_PODF_BUSY	(1 << 16)
+#define ARM_WAIT_DIV_396M	2
+#define ARM_WAIT_DIV_792M	4
+#define ARM_WAIT_DIV_996M	6
+
+#define PLL_ARM			0x0
+#define BM_PLL_ARM_DIV_SELECT	(0x7f << 0)
+#define BM_PLL_ARM_POWERDOWN	(1 << 12)
+#define BM_PLL_ARM_ENABLE	(1 << 13)
+#define BM_PLL_ARM_LOCK		(1 << 31)
+#define PLL_ARM_DIV_792M	66
+
 static const char *step_sels[]		= { "osc", "pll2_pfd2", };
 static const char *pll1_sw_sels[]	= { "pll1_sys", "step", };
 static const char *ocram_alt_sels[]	= { "pll2_pfd2", "pll3_pfd1", };
@@ -65,6 +81,8 @@ static struct clk_div_table video_div_table[] = {
 
 static struct clk *clks[IMX6SL_CLK_END];
 static struct clk_onecell_data clk_data;
+static void __iomem *ccm_base;
+static void __iomem *anatop_base;
 
 static const u32 clks_init_on[] __initconst = {
 	IMX6SL_CLK_IPG, IMX6SL_CLK_ARM, IMX6SL_CLK_MMDC_ROOT,
@@ -81,19 +99,70 @@ static const u32 clks_init_on[] __initconst = {
  * entering WAIT mode.
  *
  * This function will set the ARM clk to max value within the 12:5 limit.
+ * As IPG clock is fixed at 66MHz(so ARM freq must not exceed 158.4MHz),
+ * ARM freq are one of below setpoints: 396MHz, 792MHz and 996MHz, since
+ * the clk APIs can NOT be called in idle thread(may cause kernel schedule
+ * as there is sleep function in PLL wait function), so here we just slow
+ * down ARM to below freq according to previous freq:
+ *
+ * run mode      wait mode
+ * 396MHz   ->   132MHz;
+ * 792MHz   ->   158.4MHz;
+ * 996MHz   ->   142.3MHz;
  */
+static int imx6sl_get_arm_divider_for_wait(void)
+{
+	if (readl_relaxed(ccm_base + CCSR) & BM_CCSR_PLL1_SW_CLK_SEL) {
+		return ARM_WAIT_DIV_396M;
+	} else {
+		if ((readl_relaxed(anatop_base + PLL_ARM) &
+			BM_PLL_ARM_DIV_SELECT) == PLL_ARM_DIV_792M)
+			return ARM_WAIT_DIV_792M;
+		else
+			return ARM_WAIT_DIV_996M;
+	}
+}
+
+static void imx6sl_enable_pll_arm(bool enable)
+{
+	static u32 saved_pll_arm;
+	u32 val;
+
+	if (enable) {
+		saved_pll_arm = val = readl_relaxed(anatop_base + PLL_ARM);
+		val |= BM_PLL_ARM_ENABLE;
+		val &= ~BM_PLL_ARM_POWERDOWN;
+		writel_relaxed(val, anatop_base + PLL_ARM);
+		while (!(__raw_readl(anatop_base + PLL_ARM) & BM_PLL_ARM_LOCK))
+			;
+	} else {
+		 writel_relaxed(saved_pll_arm, anatop_base + PLL_ARM);
+	}
+}
+
 void imx6sl_set_wait_clk(bool enter)
 {
-	static unsigned long saved_arm_rate;
+	static unsigned long saved_arm_div;
+	int arm_div_for_wait = imx6sl_get_arm_divider_for_wait();
+
+	/*
+	 * According to hardware design, arm podf change need
+	 * PLL1 clock enabled.
+	 */
+	if (arm_div_for_wait == ARM_WAIT_DIV_396M)
+		imx6sl_enable_pll_arm(true);
 
 	if (enter) {
-		unsigned long ipg_rate = clk_get_rate(clks[IMX6SL_CLK_IPG]);
-		unsigned long max_arm_wait_rate = (12 * ipg_rate) / 5;
-		saved_arm_rate = clk_get_rate(clks[IMX6SL_CLK_ARM]);
-		clk_set_rate(clks[IMX6SL_CLK_ARM], max_arm_wait_rate);
+		saved_arm_div = readl_relaxed(ccm_base + CACRR);
+		writel_relaxed(arm_div_for_wait, ccm_base + CACRR);
 	} else {
-		clk_set_rate(clks[IMX6SL_CLK_ARM], saved_arm_rate);
+		writel_relaxed(saved_arm_div, ccm_base + CACRR);
 	}
+	while (__raw_readl(ccm_base + CDHIPR) & BM_CDHIPR_ARM_PODF_BUSY)
+		;
+
+	if (arm_div_for_wait == ARM_WAIT_DIV_396M)
+		imx6sl_enable_pll_arm(false);
 }
 
 static void __init imx6sl_clocks_init(struct device_node *ccm_node)
@@ -111,6 +180,7 @@ static void __init imx6sl_clocks_init(struct device_node *ccm_node)
 	np = of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,imx6sl-anatop");
 	base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 	WARN_ON(!base);
+	anatop_base = base;
 
 	/*                                             type               name            parent  base         div_mask */
 	clks[IMX6SL_CLK_PLL1_SYS]      = imx_clk_pllv3(IMX_PLLV3_SYS,	  "pll1_sys",	   "osc", base,        0x7f);
@@ -158,6 +228,7 @@ static void __init imx6sl_clocks_init(struct device_node *ccm_node)
 	np = ccm_node;
 	base = of_iomap(np, 0);
 	WARN_ON(!base);
+	ccm_base = base;
 
 	/* Reuse imx6q pm code */
 	imx6q_pm_set_ccm_base(base);
