diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index 652d028..7bddfa5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -2125,6 +2125,14 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_mcpdm_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "mcpdm",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_mcpdm_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "abe_clkdm",
+	/*
+	 * It's suspected that the McPDM requires an off-chip main
+	 * functional clock, controlled via I2C.  This IP block is
+	 * currently reset very early during boot, before I2C is
+	 * available, so it doesn't seem that we have any choice in
+	 * the kernel other than to avoid resetting it.
+	 */
+	.flags		= HWMOD_EXT_OPT_MAIN_CLK,
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap44xx_mcpdm_irqs,
 	.sdma_reqs	= omap44xx_mcpdm_sdma_reqs,
 	.main_clk	= "mcpdm_fck",