diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 8c279235ea8734d16a3d7a59da6fefe10dd23a98..5027879b062fe82e2e4c2eb8def51dc454bb674c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -967,6 +967,12 @@ static int _read_hardreset(struct omap_hwmod *oh, const char *name)
  * enabled for this to work.  Returns -EINVAL if the hwmod cannot be
  * reset this way or if the hwmod is in the wrong state, -ETIMEDOUT if
  * the module did not reset in time, or 0 upon success.
+ *
+ * In OMAP3 a specific SYSSTATUS register is used to get the reset status.
+ * Starting in OMAP4, some IPs does not have SYSSTATUS register and instead
+ * use the SYSCONFIG softreset bit to provide the status.
+ *
+ * Note that some IP like McBSP does have a reset control but no reset status.
  */
 static int _reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 {
@@ -974,8 +980,7 @@ static int _reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	int c = 0;
 
 	if (!oh->class->sysc ||
-	    !(oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSC_HAS_SOFTRESET) ||
-	    (oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSS_MISSING))
+	    !(oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSC_HAS_SOFTRESET))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* clocks must be on for this operation */
@@ -993,9 +998,16 @@ static int _reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 		return r;
 	_write_sysconfig(v, oh);
 
-	omap_test_timeout((omap_hwmod_readl(oh, oh->class->sysc->syss_offs) &
-			   SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK),
-			  MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT, c);
+	if (oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS)
+		omap_test_timeout((omap_hwmod_readl(oh,
+						    oh->class->sysc->syss_offs)
+				   & SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK),
+				  MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT, c);
+	else if (oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSC_HAS_RESET_STATUS)
+		omap_test_timeout(!(omap_hwmod_readl(oh,
+						     oh->class->sysc->sysc_offs)
+				   & SYSC_TYPE2_SOFTRESET_MASK),
+				  MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT, c);
 
 	if (c == MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT)
 		pr_warning("omap_hwmod: %s: softreset failed (waited %d usec)\n",
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index 7fde44d3c2482557c37c35155c4a4c9b8c4ff299..faa08273b1e45b7a6112ddf140ca564384f038b4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if {
 #define SYSC_HAS_CLOCKACTIVITY	(1 << 4)
 #define SYSC_HAS_SIDLEMODE	(1 << 5)
 #define SYSC_HAS_MIDLEMODE	(1 << 6)
-#define SYSS_MISSING		(1 << 7)
+#define SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS	(1 << 7)
 #define SYSC_NO_CACHE		(1 << 8)  /* XXX SW flag, belongs elsewhere */
+#define SYSC_HAS_RESET_STATUS	(1 << 9)
 
 /* omap_hwmod_sysconfig.clockact flags */
 #define CLOCKACT_TEST_BOTH	0x0