diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
index 2c274e6..85176a5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/mcbsp.c
@@ -317,7 +317,15 @@
 
 		syscon = OMAP_MCBSP_READ(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON);
 		syscon &= ~(ENAWAKEUP | SIDLEMODE(0x03) | CLOCKACTIVITY(0x03));
-		syscon |= (ENAWAKEUP | SIDLEMODE(0x02) | CLOCKACTIVITY(0x02));
+
+		spin_lock_irq(&mcbsp->lock);
+		if (mcbsp->dma_op_mode == MCBSP_DMA_MODE_THRESHOLD)
+			syscon |= SIDLEMODE(0x02);
+		else
+			syscon |= SIDLEMODE(0x01);
+		spin_unlock_irq(&mcbsp->lock);
+
+		syscon |= (ENAWAKEUP | CLOCKACTIVITY(0x02));
 		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, SYSCON, syscon);
 
 		OMAP_MCBSP_WRITE(mcbsp->io_base, WAKEUPEN, XRDYEN | RRDYEN);