diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index e282e35..27eb845 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -1537,6 +1537,48 @@ int omap_hwmod_set_slave_idlemode(struct omap_hwmod *oh, u8 idlemode)
 }
 
 /**
+ * omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode - set the hwmod's OCP mstandby mode
+ * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
+ * @midlemode: flag to set mstandby to either "no standby" or "smart standby"
+ *
+ * Sets the IP block's OCP mstandby mode in hardware, and updates our
+ * local copy.  Intended to be used by drivers that have some erratum
+ * that requires direct manipulation of the MIDLEMODE bits.  Returns
+ * -EINVAL if @oh is null, or passes along the return value from
+ * _set_master_standbymode().
+ *
+ * Any users of this function should be scrutinized carefully.
+ */
+int omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode(struct omap_hwmod *oh, u8 idlemode)
+{
+	u32 v;
+	u8 sf;
+	int retval = 0;
+
+	if (!oh)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!oh->class->sysc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	v = oh->_sysc_cache;
+	sf = oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags;
+
+	if (sf & SYSC_HAS_MIDLEMODE) {
+		if (idlemode)
+			idlemode = HWMOD_IDLEMODE_NO;
+		else
+			idlemode = (oh->flags & HWMOD_SWSUP_MSTANDBY) ?
+				HWMOD_IDLEMODE_NO : HWMOD_IDLEMODE_SMART;
+	}
+	retval = _set_master_standbymode(oh, idlemode, &v);
+	if (!retval)
+		_write_sysconfig(v, oh);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
+/**
  * omap_hwmod_lookup - look up a registered omap_hwmod by name
  * @name: name of the omap_hwmod to look up
  *
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
index e4c349f..42e0186 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_device.h
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ int omap_device_enable_hwmods(struct omap_device *od);
 int omap_device_disable_clocks(struct omap_device *od);
 int omap_device_enable_clocks(struct omap_device *od);
 
+int omap_device_require_no_mstandby(struct platform_device *pdev);
+int omap_device_release_no_mstandby(struct platform_device *pdev);
 
 /*
  * Entries should be kept in latency order ascending
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index 1eee85a..8a37c6e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod_omap4_prcm {
  *
  * HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE: omap_hwmod code should manually bring module in and out
  *     of idle, rather than relying on module smart-idle
- * HWMOD_SWSUP_MSTDBY: omap_hwmod code should manually bring module in and out
+ * HWMOD_SWSUP_MSTANDBY: omap_hwmod code should manually bring module in and out
  *     of standby, rather than relying on module smart-standby
  * HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET: don't reset this module at boot - important for
  *     SDRAM controller, etc. XXX probably belongs outside the main hwmod file
@@ -556,6 +556,8 @@ int omap_hwmod_disable_clocks(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 
 int omap_hwmod_set_slave_idlemode(struct omap_hwmod *oh, u8 idlemode);
 
+int omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode(struct omap_hwmod *oh, u8 idlemode);
+
 int omap_hwmod_reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 void omap_hwmod_ocp_barrier(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
index 57adb27..125cbef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/omap_device.c
@@ -612,6 +612,70 @@ int omap_device_idle(struct platform_device *pdev)
 }
 
 /**
+ * omap_device_require_no_mstandby - set no mstandby mode of an omap_device
+ * @od: struct omap_device * to idle
+ *
+ * Sets the IP block's OCP master standby to no mstandby mode in hardware.
+ *
+ * Intended to be used by drivers that have some erratum that requires direct
+ * manipulation of the MSTANDBYMODE bits. Returns -EINVAL if the
+ * omap_device is not currently enabled or passes along the return value
+ * of omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode().
+ */
+int omap_device_require_no_mstandby(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int ret  = 0, i;
+	struct omap_device *od;
+	struct omap_hwmod *oh;
+
+	od = _find_by_pdev(pdev);
+	if (od->_state != OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED) {
+		WARN(1, "omap_device: %s.%d: %s() called from invalid state %d\n",
+		     od->pdev.name, od->pdev.id, __func__, od->_state);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	oh = *od->hwmods;
+	for (i = 0; i < od->hwmods_cnt; i++)
+		ret = omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode(oh, true);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * omap_device_release_no_mstandby - releases no mstandby mode of an omap_device
+ * @od: struct omap_device * to idle
+ *
+ * Release no mstandby mode and sets the master standby to either no standby or
+ * smart standby in IP block's OCP in hardware depending on status of the flag
+ * HWMOD_SWSUP_MSTANDBY.
+ *
+ * Intended to be used by drivers that have some erratum that requires direct
+ * manipulation of the MSTANDBYMODE bits. Returns -EINVAL if the
+ * omap_device is not currently enabled or passes along the return value
+ * of omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode().
+ */
+int omap_device_release_no_mstandby(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	int ret  = 0, i;
+	struct omap_device *od;
+	struct omap_hwmod *oh;
+
+	od = _find_by_pdev(pdev);
+	if (od->_state != OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED) {
+		WARN(1, "omap_device: %s.%d: %s() called from invalid state %d\n",
+		     od->pdev.name, od->pdev.id, __func__, od->_state);
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	oh = *od->hwmods;
+	for (i = 0; i < od->hwmods_cnt; i++)
+		ret = omap_hwmod_set_master_standbymode(oh, false);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
  * omap_device_shutdown - shut down an omap_device
  * @od: struct omap_device * to shut down
  *
