diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
index e9bc782fa414..54c5f0dcd663 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/irq.c
@@ -274,4 +274,10 @@ void omap_intc_restore_context(void)
 	}
 	/* MIRs are saved and restore with other PRCM registers */
 }
+
+void omap3_intc_suspend(void)
+{
+	/* A pending interrupt would prevent OMAP from entering suspend */
+	omap_ack_irq(0);
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP3 */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
index c6cc809afb79..b26418d55076 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/pm34xx.c
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ static int omap3_pm_suspend(void)
 	}
 
 	omap_uart_prepare_suspend();
+	omap3_intc_suspend();
+
 	omap_sram_idle();
 
 restore:
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
index 97d6c50c3dcb..0082036f6a48 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/irqs.h
@@ -499,6 +499,7 @@ extern void omap_init_irq(void);
 extern int omap_irq_pending(void);
 void omap_intc_save_context(void);
 void omap_intc_restore_context(void);
+void omap3_intc_suspend(void);
 #endif
 
 #include <mach/hardware.h>