diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
index 6c59579..2294daf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm_common.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include "prm2xxx.h"
 #include "prm3xxx.h"
 #include "prm44xx.h"
+#include "common.h"
 
 /*
  * OMAP_PRCM_MAX_NR_PENDING_REG: maximum number of PRM_IRQ*_MPU regs
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@
  */
 static struct omap_prcm_irq_setup *prcm_irq_setup;
 
+/* prm_base: base virtual address of the PRM IP block */
+void __iomem *prm_base;
+
 /*
  * prm_ll_data: function pointers to SoC-specific implementations of
  * common PRM functions
@@ -329,6 +333,17 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * omap2_set_globals_prm - set the PRM base address (for early use)
+ * @prm: PRM base virtual address
+ *
+ * XXX Will be replaced when the PRM/CM drivers are completed.
+ */
+void __init omap2_set_globals_prm(void __iomem *prm)
+{
+	prm_base = prm;
+}
+
+/**
  * prm_read_reset_sources - return the sources of the SoC's last reset
  *
  * Return a u32 bitmask representing the reset sources that caused the