diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
index 54c5f0dcd663..27054025da2b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
@@ -280,4 +280,16 @@ void omap3_intc_suspend(void)
 	/* A pending interrupt would prevent OMAP from entering suspend */
 	omap_ack_irq(0);
 }
+
+void omap3_intc_prepare_idle(void)
+{
+	/* Disable autoidle as it can stall interrupt controller */
+	intc_bank_write_reg(0, &irq_banks[0], INTC_SYSCONFIG);
+}
+
+void omap3_intc_resume_idle(void)
+{
+	/* Re-enable autoidle */
+	intc_bank_write_reg(1, &irq_banks[0], INTC_SYSCONFIG);
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
index 8a148fbbab43..af83555795ff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ void omap_sram_idle(void)
 		prm_set_mod_reg_bits(OMAP3430_EN_IO, WKUP_MOD, PM_WKEN);
 		omap3_enable_io_chain();
 	}
+	omap3_intc_prepare_idle();
 
 	/*
 	* On EMU/HS devices ROM code restores a SRDC value
@@ -438,6 +439,7 @@ void omap_sram_idle(void)
 					       OMAP3430_GR_MOD,
 					       OMAP3_PRM_VOLTCTRL_OFFSET);
 	}
+	omap3_intc_resume_idle();
 
 	/* PER */
 	if (per_next_state < PWRDM_POWER_ON) {
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
index 0082036f6a48..c0ab7c80f72e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
@@ -500,6 +500,8 @@ extern int omap_irq_pending(void);
 void omap_intc_save_context(void);
 void omap_intc_restore_context(void);
 void omap3_intc_suspend(void);
+void omap3_intc_prepare_idle(void);
+void omap3_intc_resume_idle(void);
 #endif
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>