diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock34xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock34xx.c
index 5458ab3bf65a..4bfa650bb34b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock34xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/clock34xx.c
@@ -286,6 +286,20 @@ static struct omap_clk omap34xx_clks[] = {
 
 #define MIN_SDRC_DLL_LOCK_FREQ		83000000
 
+#define CYCLES_PER_MHZ			1000000
+
+/* Scale factor for fixed-point arith in omap3_core_dpll_m2_set_rate() */
+#define SDRC_MPURATE_SCALE		8
+
+/* 2^SDRC_MPURATE_BASE_SHIFT: MPU MHz that SDRC_MPURATE_LOOPS is defined for */
+#define SDRC_MPURATE_BASE_SHIFT		9
+
+/*
+ * SDRC_MPURATE_LOOPS: Number of MPU loops to execute at
+ * 2^MPURATE_BASE_SHIFT MHz for SDRC to stabilize
+ */
+#define SDRC_MPURATE_LOOPS		96
+
 /**
  * omap3_dpll_recalc - recalculate DPLL rate
  * @clk: DPLL struct clk
@@ -709,7 +723,8 @@ static int omap3_core_dpll_m2_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 {
 	u32 new_div = 0;
 	u32 unlock_dll = 0;
-	unsigned long validrate, sdrcrate;
+	u32 c;
+	unsigned long validrate, sdrcrate, mpurate;
 	struct omap_sdrc_params *sp;
 
 	if (!clk || !rate)
@@ -737,6 +752,17 @@ static int omap3_core_dpll_m2_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 		unlock_dll = 1;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * XXX This only needs to be done when the CPU frequency changes
+	 */
+	mpurate = arm_fck.rate / CYCLES_PER_MHZ;
+	c = (mpurate << SDRC_MPURATE_SCALE) >> SDRC_MPURATE_BASE_SHIFT;
+	c += 1;  /* for safety */
+	c *= SDRC_MPURATE_LOOPS;
+	c >>= SDRC_MPURATE_SCALE;
+	if (c == 0)
+		c = 1;
+
 	pr_debug("clock: changing CORE DPLL rate from %lu to %lu\n", clk->rate,
 		 validrate);
 	pr_debug("clock: SDRC timing params used: %08x %08x %08x\n",
@@ -747,7 +773,7 @@ static int omap3_core_dpll_m2_set_rate(struct clk *clk, unsigned long rate)
 
 	/* REVISIT: Add SDRC_MR changing to this code also */
 	omap3_configure_core_dpll(sp->rfr_ctrl, sp->actim_ctrla,
-				  sp->actim_ctrlb, new_div, unlock_dll);
+				  sp->actim_ctrlb, new_div, unlock_dll, c);
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/sram34xx.S b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/sram34xx.S
index 84781a6cd263..8d4a88c30718 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/sram34xx.S
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/sram34xx.S
@@ -42,10 +42,14 @@
  * r0 = sdrc_rfr_ctrl r1 = sdrc_actim_ctrla r2 = sdrc_actim_ctrlb r3 = M2
  * r4 = Unlock SDRC DLL? (1 = yes, 0 = no) -- only unlock DLL for
  *      SDRC rates < 83MHz
+ * r5 = number of MPU cycles to wait for SDRC to stabilize after
+ *      reprogramming the SDRC when switching to a slower MPU speed
+ *
  */
 ENTRY(omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll)
 	stmfd	sp!, {r1-r12, lr}	@ store regs to stack
 	ldr	r4, [sp, #52]		@ pull extra args off the stack
+	ldr	r5, [sp, #56]		@ load extra args from the stack
 	dsb				@ flush buffered writes to interconnect
 	cmp	r3, #0x2
 	blne	configure_sdrc
@@ -59,7 +63,11 @@ ENTRY(omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll)
 	bleq	wait_dll_unlock
 	blne	wait_dll_lock
 	cmp	r3, #0x1
-	blne	configure_sdrc
+	beq	return_to_sdram
+	bl	configure_sdrc
+	mov	r12, r5			@ if slowing, wait for SDRC to stabilize
+	bl	wait_clk_stable
+return_to_sdram:
 	isb				@ prevent speculative exec past here
 	mov 	r0, #0 			@ return value
 	ldmfd	sp!, {r1-r12, pc}	@ restore regs and return
@@ -106,16 +114,6 @@ configure_core_dpll:
 wait_clk_stable:
 	subs 	r12, r12, #1
 	bne	wait_clk_stable
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
-	nop
 	bx	lr
 enable_sdrc:
 	ldr 	r11, omap3_cm_iclken1_core
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/sram.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/sram.h
index dca7c16ae903..c32fa0a220dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/sram.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/mach/sram.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ extern u32 omap2_set_prcm(u32 dpll_ctrl_val, u32 sdrc_rfr_val, int bypass);
 extern u32 omap3_configure_core_dpll(u32 sdrc_rfr_ctrl,
 				     u32 sdrc_actim_ctrla,
 				     u32 sdrc_actim_ctrlb, u32 m2,
-				     u32 unlock_dll);
+				     u32 unlock_dll, u32 f);
 
 /* Do not use these */
 extern void omap1_sram_reprogram_clock(u32 ckctl, u32 dpllctl);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ extern unsigned long omap243x_sram_reprogram_sdrc_sz;
 extern u32 omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll(u32 sdrc_rfr_ctrl,
 					  u32 sdrc_actim_ctrla,
 					  u32 sdrc_actim_ctrlb, u32 m2,
-					  u32 unlock_dll);
+					  u32 unlock_dll, u32 f);
 extern unsigned long omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll_sz;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/sram.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/sram.c
index a5b9bcd6b108..79c0f0254426 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/sram.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/sram.c
@@ -371,15 +371,17 @@ static inline int omap243x_sram_init(void)
 static u32 (*_omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll)(u32 sdrc_rfr_ctrl,
 					      u32 sdrc_actim_ctrla,
 					      u32 sdrc_actim_ctrlb,
-					      u32 m2, u32 unlock_dll);
+					      u32 m2, u32 unlock_dll,
+					      u32 f);
 u32 omap3_configure_core_dpll(u32 sdrc_rfr_ctrl, u32 sdrc_actim_ctrla,
-			      u32 sdrc_actim_ctrlb, u32 m2, u32 unlock_dll)
+			      u32 sdrc_actim_ctrlb, u32 m2, u32 unlock_dll,
+			      u32 f)
 {
 	BUG_ON(!_omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll);
 	return _omap3_sram_configure_core_dpll(sdrc_rfr_ctrl,
 					       sdrc_actim_ctrla,
 					       sdrc_actim_ctrlb, m2,
-					       unlock_dll);
+					       unlock_dll, f);
 }
 
 /* REVISIT: Should this be same as omap34xx_sram_init() after off-idle? */