diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
index ebd8369..f7ff3b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_device.c
@@ -191,12 +191,22 @@
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(dev);
 	struct omap_device *od;
+	int err;
 
 	switch (event) {
 	case BUS_NOTIFY_DEL_DEVICE:
 		if (pdev->archdata.od)
 			omap_device_delete(pdev->archdata.od);
 		break;
+	case BUS_NOTIFY_UNBOUND_DRIVER:
+		od = to_omap_device(pdev);
+		if (od && (od->_state == OMAP_DEVICE_STATE_ENABLED)) {
+			dev_info(dev, "enabled after unload, idling\n");
+			err = omap_device_idle(pdev);
+			if (err)
+				dev_err(dev, "failed to idle\n");
+		}
+		break;
 	case BUS_NOTIFY_ADD_DEVICE:
 		if (pdev->dev.of_node)
 			omap_device_build_from_dt(pdev);