diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/pmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/pmc.c
index 8345fcdcc9d5..03e640512e3e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/pmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/pmc.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "pmc.h"
 #include "sleep.h"
 
+#define TEGRA_POWER_SYSCLK_POLARITY	(1 << 10)  /* sys clk polarity */
+#define TEGRA_POWER_SYSCLK_OE		(1 << 11)  /* system clock enable */
 #define TEGRA_POWER_EFFECT_LP0		(1 << 14)  /* LP0 when CPU pwr gated */
 #define TEGRA_POWER_CPU_PWRREQ_POLARITY	(1 << 15)  /* CPU pwr req polarity */
 #define TEGRA_POWER_CPU_PWRREQ_OE	(1 << 16)  /* CPU pwr req enable */
@@ -238,6 +240,20 @@ void tegra_pmc_suspend_init(void)
 	reg = tegra_pmc_readl(PMC_CTRL);
 	reg |= TEGRA_POWER_CPU_PWRREQ_OE;
 	tegra_pmc_writel(reg, PMC_CTRL);
+
+	reg = tegra_pmc_readl(PMC_CTRL);
+
+	if (!pmc_pm_data.sysclkreq_high)
+		reg |= TEGRA_POWER_SYSCLK_POLARITY;
+	else
+		reg &= ~TEGRA_POWER_SYSCLK_POLARITY;
+
+	/* configure the output polarity while the request is tristated */
+	tegra_pmc_writel(reg, PMC_CTRL);
+
+	/* now enable the request */
+	reg |= TEGRA_POWER_SYSCLK_OE;
+	tegra_pmc_writel(reg, PMC_CTRL);
 }
 #endif