diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
index 7869c3b4e62f..573a5758e781 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa25x.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ void pxa_cpu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	case PM_SUSPEND_MEM:
 		/* set resume return address */
 		PSPR = virt_to_phys(pxa_cpu_resume);
-		pxa_cpu_suspend(3);
+		pxa_cpu_suspend(PWRMODE_SLEEP);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
index 9a791b07118d..09a5d593f04b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/pxa27x.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void pxa_cpu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	case PM_SUSPEND_MEM:
 		/* set resume return address */
 		PSPR = virt_to_phys(pxa_cpu_resume);
-		pxa_cpu_suspend(3);
+		pxa_cpu_suspend(PWRMODE_SLEEP);
 		break;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sleep.S b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sleep.S
index 5786ccad938c..c9862688ff3d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sleep.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sleep.S
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
 /*
  * pxa_cpu_suspend()
  *
- * Forces CPU into sleep state
+ * Forces CPU into sleep state.
+ *
+ * r0 = value for PWRMODE M field for desired sleep state
  */
 
 ENTRY(pxa_cpu_suspend)
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ ENTRY(pxa_cpu_suspend)
 	mov	r10, sp
 	stmfd	sp!, {r3 - r10}
 
+	mov r5, r0				@ save sleep mode
 	@ preserve phys address of stack
 	mov	r0, sp
 	bl	sleep_phys_sp
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ ENTRY(pxa_cpu_suspend)
 	@ (also workaround for sighting 28071)
 
 	@ prepare value for sleep mode
-	mov	r1, #3				@ sleep mode
+	mov	r1, r5				@ sleep mode
 
 	@ prepare pointer to physical address 0 (virtual mapping in generic.c)
 	mov	r2, #UNCACHED_PHYS_0
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/standby.S b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/standby.S
index 8a3f27b76784..6f6dbbd08021 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/standby.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/standby.S
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ENTRY(pxa_cpu_standby)
 	ldr	r0, =PSSR
 	mov	r1, #(PSSR_PH | PSSR_STS)
-	mov	r2, #2
+	mov	r2, #PWRMODE_STANDBY
 	mov	r3, #UNCACHED_PHYS_0	@ Read mem context in.
 	ldr	ip, [r3]
 	b	1f
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/pxa-regs.h b/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/pxa-regs.h
index 3af7165ab0d7..a6a34edec813 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/pxa-regs.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/arch-pxa/pxa-regs.h
@@ -2282,4 +2282,11 @@
 
 #endif
 
+/* PWRMODE register M field values */
+
+#define PWRMODE_IDLE		0x1
+#define PWRMODE_STANDBY		0x2
+#define PWRMODE_SLEEP		0x3
+#define PWRMODE_DEEPSLEEP	0x7
+
 #endif