diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index 3ac510d9c9ba..b20235415878 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -123,11 +123,19 @@
 #define OMAP_I2C_SYSTEST_SDA_O		(1 << 0)	/* SDA line drive out */
 #endif
 
-/* I2C System Status register (OMAP_I2C_SYSS): */
-#define OMAP_I2C_SYSS_RDONE		(1 << 0)	/* Reset Done */
+/* OCP_SYSSTATUS bit definitions */
+#define SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK		(1 << 0)
+
+/* OCP_SYSCONFIG bit definitions */
+#define SYSC_CLOCKACTIVITY_MASK		(0x3 << 8)
+#define SYSC_SIDLEMODE_MASK		(0x3 << 3)
+#define SYSC_ENAWAKEUP_MASK		(1 << 2)
+#define SYSC_SOFTRESET_MASK		(1 << 1)
+#define SYSC_AUTOIDLE_MASK		(1 << 0)
+
+#define SYSC_IDLEMODE_SMART		0x2
+#define SYSC_CLOCKACTIVITY_FCLK		0x2
 
-/* I2C System Configuration Register (OMAP_I2C_SYSC): */
-#define OMAP_I2C_SYSC_SRST		(1 << 1)	/* Soft Reset */
 
 struct omap_i2c_dev {
 	struct device		*dev;
@@ -239,13 +247,13 @@ static int omap_i2c_init(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev)
 	unsigned long internal_clk = 0;
 
 	if (dev->rev >= OMAP_I2C_REV_2) {
-		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_REG, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_SRST);
+		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_REG, SYSC_SOFTRESET_MASK);
 		/* For some reason we need to set the EN bit before the
 		 * reset done bit gets set. */
 		timeout = jiffies + OMAP_I2C_TIMEOUT;
 		omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, OMAP_I2C_CON_EN);
 		while (!(omap_i2c_read_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSS_REG) &
-			 OMAP_I2C_SYSS_RDONE)) {
+			 SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK)) {
 			if (time_after(jiffies, timeout)) {
 				dev_warn(dev->dev, "timeout waiting "
 						"for controller reset\n");
@@ -253,6 +261,26 @@ static int omap_i2c_init(struct omap_i2c_dev *dev)
 			}
 			msleep(1);
 		}
+
+		/* SYSC register is cleared by the reset; rewrite it */
+		if (dev->rev == OMAP_I2C_REV_ON_2430) {
+
+			omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_REG,
+					   SYSC_AUTOIDLE_MASK);
+
+		} else if (dev->rev >= OMAP_I2C_REV_ON_3430) {
+			u32 v;
+
+			v = SYSC_AUTOIDLE_MASK;
+			v |= SYSC_ENAWAKEUP_MASK;
+			v |= (SYSC_IDLEMODE_SMART <<
+			      __ffs(SYSC_SIDLEMODE_MASK));
+			v |= (SYSC_CLOCKACTIVITY_FCLK <<
+			      __ffs(SYSC_CLOCKACTIVITY_MASK));
+
+			omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_SYSC_REG, v);
+
+		}
 	}
 	omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, 0);