diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
index 73ac73efdef8..f5c73ebfe4ca 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-ti-dm.c
@@ -562,21 +562,13 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_stop(struct omap_dm_timer *timer)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int omap_dm_timer_set_load(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int autoreload,
+static int omap_dm_timer_set_load(struct omap_dm_timer *timer,
 				  unsigned int load)
 {
-	u32 l;
-
 	if (unlikely(!timer))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
-	l = omap_dm_timer_read_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
-	if (autoreload)
-		l |= OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR;
-	else
-		l &= ~OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR;
-	omap_dm_timer_write_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG, l);
 	omap_dm_timer_write_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_LOAD_REG, load);
 
 	omap_dm_timer_disable(timer);
@@ -605,7 +597,7 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_set_match(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int enable,
 }
 
 static int omap_dm_timer_set_pwm(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int def_on,
-				 int toggle, int trigger)
+				 int toggle, int trigger, int autoreload)
 {
 	u32 l;
 
@@ -615,12 +607,14 @@ static int omap_dm_timer_set_pwm(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int def_on,
 	omap_dm_timer_enable(timer);
 	l = omap_dm_timer_read_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG);
 	l &= ~(OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_GPOCFG | OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_SCPWM |
-	       OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_PT | (0x03 << 10));
+	       OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_PT | (0x03 << 10) | OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR);
 	if (def_on)
 		l |= OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_SCPWM;
 	if (toggle)
 		l |= OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_PT;
 	l |= trigger << 10;
+	if (autoreload)
+		l |= OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_AR;
 	omap_dm_timer_write_reg(timer, OMAP_TIMER_CTRL_REG, l);
 
 	omap_dm_timer_disable(timer);
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
index 88a3c5690fea..9e4378dc6897 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-omap-dmtimer.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_config(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 	if (timer_active)
 		omap->pdata->stop(omap->dm_timer);
 
-	omap->pdata->set_load(omap->dm_timer, true, load_value);
+	omap->pdata->set_load(omap->dm_timer, load_value);
 	omap->pdata->set_match(omap->dm_timer, true, match_value);
 
 	dev_dbg(chip->dev, "load value: %#08x (%d), match value: %#08x (%d)\n",
@@ -192,7 +192,8 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_config(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 	omap->pdata->set_pwm(omap->dm_timer,
 			      pwm_get_polarity(pwm) == PWM_POLARITY_INVERSED,
 			      true,
-			      PWM_OMAP_DMTIMER_TRIGGER_OVERFLOW_AND_COMPARE);
+			      PWM_OMAP_DMTIMER_TRIGGER_OVERFLOW_AND_COMPARE,
+			      true);
 
 	/* If config was called while timer was running it must be reenabled. */
 	if (timer_active)
@@ -222,7 +223,8 @@ static int pwm_omap_dmtimer_set_polarity(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 	omap->pdata->set_pwm(omap->dm_timer,
 			      polarity == PWM_POLARITY_INVERSED,
 			      true,
-			      PWM_OMAP_DMTIMER_TRIGGER_OVERFLOW_AND_COMPARE);
+			      PWM_OMAP_DMTIMER_TRIGGER_OVERFLOW_AND_COMPARE,
+			      true);
 	mutex_unlock(&omap->mutex);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/dmtimer-omap.h b/include/linux/platform_data/dmtimer-omap.h
index 3173b7b6ff6f..95d852aef130 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/dmtimer-omap.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/dmtimer-omap.h
@@ -30,12 +30,11 @@ struct omap_dm_timer_ops {
 	int	(*stop)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer);
 	int	(*set_source)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int source);
 
-	int	(*set_load)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int autoreload,
-			    unsigned int value);
+	int	(*set_load)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, unsigned int value);
 	int	(*set_match)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int enable,
 			     unsigned int match);
 	int	(*set_pwm)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int def_on,
-			   int toggle, int trigger);
+			   int toggle, int trigger, int autoreload);
 	int	(*get_pwm_status)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer);
 	int	(*set_prescaler)(struct omap_dm_timer *timer, int prescaler);