diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.c
index b851ba4..17b1d32 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.c
@@ -914,6 +914,23 @@ bool clkdm_in_hwsup(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * clkdm_missing_idle_reporting - can @clkdm enter autoidle even if in use?
+ * @clkdm: struct clockdomain *
+ *
+ * Returns true if clockdomain @clkdm has the
+ * CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING flag set, or false if not or @clkdm is
+ * null.  More information is available in the documentation for the
+ * CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING macro.
+ */
+bool clkdm_missing_idle_reporting(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
+{
+	if (!clkdm)
+		return false;
+
+	return (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING) ? true : false;
+}
+
 /* Clockdomain-to-clock/hwmod framework interface code */
 
 static int _clkdm_clk_hwmod_enable(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.h
index 7b3c1d2..fb5d37f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain.h
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 /*
- * arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/clockdomain.h
- *
  * OMAP2/3 clockdomain framework functions
  *
- * Copyright (C) 2008 Texas Instruments, Inc.
+ * Copyright (C) 2008, 2012 Texas Instruments, Inc.
  * Copyright (C) 2008-2011 Nokia Corporation
  *
  * Paul Walmsley
@@ -34,6 +32,20 @@
  * CLKDM_ACTIVE_WITH_MPU: The PRCM guarantees that this clockdomain is
  *     active whenever the MPU is active.  True for interconnects and
  *     the WKUP clockdomains.
+ * CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING: The idle status of the IP blocks and
+ *     clocks inside this clockdomain are not taken into account by
+ *     the PRCM when determining whether the clockdomain is idle.
+ *     Without this flag, if the clockdomain is set to
+ *     hardware-supervised idle mode, the PRCM may transition the
+ *     enclosing powerdomain to a low power state, even when devices
+ *     inside the clockdomain and powerdomain are in use.  (An example
+ *     of such a clockdomain is the EMU clockdomain on OMAP3/4.)  If
+ *     this flag is set, and the clockdomain does not support the
+ *     force-sleep mode, then the HW_AUTO mode will be used to put the
+ *     clockdomain to sleep.  Similarly, if the clockdomain supports
+ *     the force-wakeup mode, then it will be used whenever a clock or
+ *     IP block inside the clockdomain is active, rather than the
+ *     HW_AUTO mode.
  */
 #define CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_SLEEP			(1 << 0)
 #define CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_WAKEUP			(1 << 1)
@@ -41,6 +53,7 @@
 #define CLKDM_CAN_DISABLE_AUTO			(1 << 3)
 #define CLKDM_NO_AUTODEPS			(1 << 4)
 #define CLKDM_ACTIVE_WITH_MPU			(1 << 5)
+#define CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING		(1 << 6)
 
 #define CLKDM_CAN_HWSUP		(CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO | CLKDM_CAN_DISABLE_AUTO)
 #define CLKDM_CAN_SWSUP		(CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_SLEEP | CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_WAKEUP)
@@ -188,6 +201,7 @@ int clkdm_clear_all_sleepdeps(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
 void clkdm_allow_idle(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
 void clkdm_deny_idle(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
 bool clkdm_in_hwsup(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
+bool clkdm_missing_idle_reporting(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
 
 int clkdm_wakeup(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
 int clkdm_sleep(struct clockdomain *clkdm);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain2xxx_3xxx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain2xxx_3xxx.c
index f99e65c..3f4b04b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain2xxx_3xxx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain2xxx_3xxx.c
@@ -248,6 +248,17 @@ static int omap3xxx_clkdm_clk_enable(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
 	if (!clkdm->clktrctrl_mask)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * The CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING flag documentation has
+	 * more details on the unpleasant problem this is working
+	 * around
+	 */
+	if ((clkdm->flags & CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING) &&
+	    (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_WAKEUP)) {
+		omap3_clkdm_wakeup(clkdm);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	hwsup = omap2_cm_is_clkdm_in_hwsup(clkdm->pwrdm.ptr->prcm_offs,
 				clkdm->clktrctrl_mask);
 
@@ -271,6 +282,17 @@ static int omap3xxx_clkdm_clk_disable(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
 	if (!clkdm->clktrctrl_mask)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * The CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING flag documentation has
+	 * more details on the unpleasant problem this is working
+	 * around
+	 */
+	if (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING &&
+	    !(clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_SLEEP)) {
+		_enable_hwsup(clkdm);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	hwsup = omap2_cm_is_clkdm_in_hwsup(clkdm->pwrdm.ptr->prcm_offs,
 				clkdm->clktrctrl_mask);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain44xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain44xx.c
index 762f2cc..6fc6155 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain44xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomain44xx.c
@@ -113,6 +113,17 @@ static int omap4_clkdm_clk_disable(struct clockdomain *clkdm)
 	if (!clkdm->prcm_partition)
 		return 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * The CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING flag documentation has
+	 * more details on the unpleasant problem this is working
+	 * around
+	 */
+	if (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING &&
+	    !(clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_SLEEP)) {
+		omap4_clkdm_allow_idle(clkdm);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	hwsup = omap4_cminst_is_clkdm_in_hwsup(clkdm->prcm_partition,
 					clkdm->cm_inst, clkdm->clkdm_offs);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains3xxx_data.c
index 56089c4..933a35c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains3xxx_data.c
@@ -387,14 +387,11 @@ static struct clockdomain per_am35x_clkdm = {
 	.clktrctrl_mask = OMAP3430_CLKTRCTRL_PER_MASK,
 };
 
-/*
- * Disable hw supervised mode for emu_clkdm, because emu_pwrdm is
- * switched of even if sdti is in use
- */
 static struct clockdomain emu_clkdm = {
 	.name		= "emu_clkdm",
 	.pwrdm		= { .name = "emu_pwrdm" },
-	.flags		= /* CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO |  */CLKDM_CAN_SWSUP,
+	.flags		= (CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO | CLKDM_CAN_SWSUP |
+			   CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING),
 	.clktrctrl_mask = OMAP3430_CLKTRCTRL_EMU_MASK,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains44xx_data.c
index 63d60a7..b56d06b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clockdomains44xx_data.c
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ static struct clockdomain emu_sys_44xx_clkdm = {
 	.prcm_partition	  = OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION,
 	.cm_inst	  = OMAP4430_PRM_EMU_CM_INST,
 	.clkdm_offs	  = OMAP4430_PRM_EMU_CM_EMU_CDOFFS,
-	.flags		  = CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO | CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_WAKEUP,
+	.flags		  = (CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO | CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_WAKEUP |
+			     CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING),
 };
 
 static struct clockdomain l3_dma_44xx_clkdm = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 6ca8e51..36f0603 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -1857,7 +1857,8 @@ static int _enable(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 		 * completely the module. The clockdomain can be set
 		 * in HW_AUTO only when the module become ready.
 		 */
-		hwsup = clkdm_in_hwsup(oh->clkdm);
+		hwsup = clkdm_in_hwsup(oh->clkdm) &&
+			!clkdm_missing_idle_reporting(oh->clkdm);
 		r = clkdm_hwmod_enable(oh->clkdm, oh);
 		if (r) {
 			WARN(1, "omap_hwmod: %s: could not enable clockdomain %s: %d\n",
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
index 9cb5ced..4182564 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ static void __init omap2_init_processor_devices(void)
 
 int __init omap_pm_clkdms_setup(struct clockdomain *clkdm, void *unused)
 {
-	if (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO)
+	if ((clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_ENABLE_AUTO) &&
+	    !(clkdm->flags & CLKDM_MISSING_IDLE_REPORTING))
 		clkdm_allow_idle(clkdm);
 	else if (clkdm->flags & CLKDM_CAN_FORCE_SLEEP &&
 		 atomic_read(&clkdm->usecount) == 0)
