diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm44xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm44xx.c
index 8edb015f5618..715035d0512a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm44xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm44xx.c
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ static int __init pwrdms_setup(struct powerdomain *pwrdm, void *unused)
 static int __init omap4_pm_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
+	struct clockdomain *emif_clkdm, *mpuss_clkdm, *l3_1_clkdm;
+	struct clockdomain *ducati_clkdm, *l3_2_clkdm, *l4_per_clkdm;
 
 	if (!cpu_is_omap44xx())
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -111,6 +113,34 @@ static int __init omap4_pm_init(void)
 		goto err2;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * The dynamic dependency between MPUSS -> MEMIF and
+	 * MPUSS -> L4_PER/L3_* and DUCATI -> L3_* doesn't work as
+	 * expected. The hardware recommendation is to enable static
+	 * dependencies for these to avoid system lock ups or random crashes.
+	 */
+	mpuss_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("mpuss_clkdm");
+	emif_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("l3_emif_clkdm");
+	l3_1_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("l3_1_clkdm");
+	l3_2_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("l3_2_clkdm");
+	l4_per_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("l4_per_clkdm");
+	ducati_clkdm = clkdm_lookup("ducati_clkdm");
+	if ((!mpuss_clkdm) || (!emif_clkdm) || (!l3_1_clkdm) ||
+		(!l3_2_clkdm) || (!ducati_clkdm) || (!l4_per_clkdm))
+		goto err2;
+
+	ret = clkdm_add_wkdep(mpuss_clkdm, emif_clkdm);
+	ret |= clkdm_add_wkdep(mpuss_clkdm, l3_1_clkdm);
+	ret |= clkdm_add_wkdep(mpuss_clkdm, l3_2_clkdm);
+	ret |= clkdm_add_wkdep(mpuss_clkdm, l4_per_clkdm);
+	ret |= clkdm_add_wkdep(ducati_clkdm, l3_1_clkdm);
+	ret |= clkdm_add_wkdep(ducati_clkdm, l3_2_clkdm);
+	if (ret) {
+		pr_err("Failed to add MPUSS -> L3/EMIF/L4PER, DUCATI -> L3 "
+				"wakeup dependency\n");
+		goto err2;
+	}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
 	suspend_set_ops(&omap_pm_ops);
 #endif /* CONFIG_SUSPEND */