diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
index 247d894..f590afc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/serial.c
@@ -107,18 +107,18 @@
 	omap_hwmod_set_slave_idlemode(od->hwmods[0], HWMOD_IDLEMODE_NO);
 }
 
-static void omap_uart_set_forceidle(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static void omap_uart_set_smartidle(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct omap_device *od = to_omap_device(pdev);
 
-	omap_hwmod_set_slave_idlemode(od->hwmods[0], HWMOD_IDLEMODE_FORCE);
+	omap_hwmod_set_slave_idlemode(od->hwmods[0], HWMOD_IDLEMODE_SMART);
 }
 
 #else
 static void omap_uart_enable_wakeup(struct platform_device *pdev, bool enable)
 {}
 static void omap_uart_set_noidle(struct platform_device *pdev) {}
-static void omap_uart_set_forceidle(struct platform_device *pdev) {}
+static void omap_uart_set_smartidle(struct platform_device *pdev) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM */
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_MUX
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@
 	omap_up.uartclk = OMAP24XX_BASE_BAUD * 16;
 	omap_up.flags = UPF_BOOT_AUTOCONF;
 	omap_up.get_context_loss_count = omap_pm_get_dev_context_loss_count;
-	omap_up.set_forceidle = omap_uart_set_forceidle;
+	omap_up.set_forceidle = omap_uart_set_smartidle;
 	omap_up.set_noidle = omap_uart_set_noidle;
 	omap_up.enable_wakeup = omap_uart_enable_wakeup;
 	omap_up.dma_rx_buf_size = info->dma_rx_buf_size;