diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index d8c8545..478ae58 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@
 
 	oh->_sysc_cache = omap_hwmod_readl(oh, oh->sysconfig->sysc_offs);
 
-	oh->_int_flags |= _HWMOD_SYSCONFIG_LOADED;
+	if (!(oh->sysconfig->sysc_flags & SYSC_NO_CACHE))
+		oh->_int_flags |= _HWMOD_SYSCONFIG_LOADED;
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index 007935a..3393325 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
 #define SYSC_HAS_SIDLEMODE	(1 << 5)
 #define SYSC_HAS_MIDLEMODE	(1 << 6)
 #define SYSS_MISSING		(1 << 7)
+#define SYSC_NO_CACHE		(1 << 8)  /* XXX SW flag, belongs elsewhere */
 
 /* omap_hwmod_sysconfig.clockact flags */
 #define CLOCKACT_TEST_BOTH	0x0