diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
index 30ff525fe33c..5ec96db83779 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/dma.c
@@ -2138,7 +2138,7 @@ static int __init omap_init_dma(void)
 		setup_irq(irq, &omap24xx_dma_irq);
 	}
 
-	if (cpu_is_omap34xx()) {
+	if (cpu_is_omap34xx() || cpu_is_omap44xx()) {
 		/* Enable smartidle idlemodes and autoidle */
 		u32 v = dma_read(OCP_SYSCONFIG);
 		v &= ~(DMA_SYSCONFIG_MIDLEMODE_MASK |