diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
index a938df0908a2..0d3eda77e7ce 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/i2c.c
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ static inline int omap2_i2c_add_bus(int bus_id)
 	}
 
 	pdata = &i2c_pdata[bus_id - 1];
+	/*
+	 * pass the hwmod class's CPU-specific knowledge of I2C IP revision in
+	 * use up to the OMAP I2C driver via platform data
+	 */
+	pdata->rev = oh->class->rev;
+
 	/*
 	 * When waiting for completion of a i2c transfer, we need to
 	 * set a wake up latency constraint for the MPU. This is to