diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
index 9611c91d9b82..b5d27ec81610 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ extern struct omap_hwmod_sysc_fields omap_hwmod_sysc_type3;
 
 #define DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS	(HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET)
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG
+#define DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS	HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET
+#else
+#define DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS	0
+#endif
+
 #if defined(CONFIG_DEBUG_OMAP2UART1)
 #undef DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS
 #define DEBUG_OMAP2UART1_FLAGS DEBUG_OMAPUART_FLAGS
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
index 8821b9d6bae4..6dcfd03ced8f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -762,16 +762,8 @@ struct omap_hwmod omap2xxx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "gpmc",
 	.class		= &omap2xxx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.main_clk	= "gpmc_fck",
-	/*
-	 * XXX HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should not be needed for this IP
-	 * block.  It is not being added due to any known bugs with
-	 * resetting the GPMC IP block, but rather because any timings
-	 * set by the bootloader are not being correctly programmed by
-	 * the kernel from the board file or DT data.
-	 * HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should be removed ASAP.
-	 */
-	.flags		= (HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
-			   HWMOD_NO_IDLEST),
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= HWMOD_NO_IDLEST | DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap2	= {
 			.prcm_reg_id = 3,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
index cabc5695b504..ae0cb673a3d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_33xx_43xx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -668,7 +668,8 @@ struct omap_hwmod am33xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "gpmc",
 	.class		= &am33xx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l3s_clkdm",
-	.flags		= (HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET),
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "l3s_gclk",
 	.prcm		= {
 		.omap4	= {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
index 4e8e93c398db..0ca4d3fb7df6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_3xxx_data.c
@@ -2169,16 +2169,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap3xxx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.clkdm_name	= "core_l3_clkdm",
 	.mpu_irqs	= omap3xxx_gpmc_irqs,
 	.main_clk	= "gpmc_fck",
-	/*
-	 * XXX HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should not be needed for this IP
-	 * block.  It is not being added due to any known bugs with
-	 * resetting the GPMC IP block, but rather because any timings
-	 * set by the bootloader are not being correctly programmed by
-	 * the kernel from the board file or DT data.
-	 * HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should be removed ASAP.
-	 */
-	.flags		= (HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
-			   HWMOD_NO_IDLEST),
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= HWMOD_NO_IDLEST | DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index f5e68a782025..43eebf2c59e2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -1188,15 +1188,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod omap44xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "gpmc",
 	.class		= &omap44xx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l3_2_clkdm",
-	/*
-	 * XXX HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should not be needed for this IP
-	 * block.  It is not being added due to any known bugs with
-	 * resetting the GPMC IP block, but rather because any timings
-	 * set by the bootloader are not being correctly programmed by
-	 * the kernel from the board file or DT data.
-	 * HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET should be removed ASAP.
-	 */
-	.flags		= HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET,
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
 			.clkctrl_offs = OMAP4_CM_L3_2_GPMC_CLKCTRL_OFFSET,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
index 0e64c2fac0b5..a0411f32e8b1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_7xx_data.c
@@ -819,8 +819,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod dra7xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.name		= "gpmc",
 	.class		= &dra7xx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.clkdm_name	= "l3main1_clkdm",
-	.flags		= (HWMOD_INIT_NO_IDLE | HWMOD_INIT_NO_RESET |
-			   HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE),
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= HWMOD_SWSUP_SIDLE | DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 	.main_clk	= "l3_iclk_div",
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_81xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_81xx_data.c
index cab1eb61ac96..c92413769144 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_81xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_81xx_data.c
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ static struct omap_hwmod dm81xx_gpmc_hwmod = {
 	.clkdm_name	= "alwon_l3s_clkdm",
 	.class		= &dm81xx_gpmc_hwmod_class,
 	.main_clk	= "sysclk6_ck",
+	/* Skip reset for CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG for bootloader timings */
+	.flags		= DEBUG_OMAP_GPMC_HWMOD_FLAGS,
 	.prcm = {
 		.omap4 = {
 			.clkctrl_offs = DM816X_CM_ALWON_GPMC_CLKCTRL,
diff --git a/drivers/memory/Kconfig b/drivers/memory/Kconfig
index 868036f70f8f..8406c668ecdc 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/memory/Kconfig
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ config OMAP_GPMC
 	  interfacing to a variety of asynchronous as well as synchronous
 	  memory drives like NOR, NAND, OneNAND, SRAM.
 
+config OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG
+	bool
+	depends on OMAP_GPMC
+	help
+	  Enables verbose debugging mostly to decode the bootloader provided
+	  timings. Enable this during development to configure devices
+	  connected to the GPMC bus.
+
 config MVEBU_DEVBUS
 	bool "Marvell EBU Device Bus Controller"
 	default y
diff --git a/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c b/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
index c94ea0d68746..8911e51d410a 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/omap-gpmc.c
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ static void gpmc_cs_bool_timings(int cs, const struct gpmc_bool_timings *p)
 			   p->cycle2cyclediffcsen);
 }
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG
 /**
  * get_gpmc_timing_reg - read a timing parameter and print DTS settings for it.
  * @cs:      Chip Select Region
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ static int set_gpmc_timing_reg(int cs, int reg, int st_bit, int end_bit, int max
 	}
 
 	l = gpmc_cs_read_reg(cs, reg);
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG
 	pr_info(
 		"GPMC CS%d: %-17s: %3d ticks, %3lu ns (was %3i ticks) %3d ns\n",
 	       cs, name, ticks, gpmc_get_clk_period(cs, cd) * ticks / 1000,
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ int gpmc_cs_set_timings(int cs, const struct gpmc_timings *t,
 			    GPMC_CONFIG1_CLKACTIVATIONTIME_MAX,
 			    clk_activation, GPMC_CD_FCLK);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
+#ifdef CONFIG_OMAP_GPMC_DEBUG
 	pr_info("GPMC CS%d CLK period is %lu ns (div %d)\n",
 			cs, (div * gpmc_get_fclk_period()) / 1000, div);
 #endif