/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
+/*
+ * Inorder to avoid any assumptions from bootloader regarding WDT
+ * settings, WDT module is reset during init. This enables the watchdog
+ * timer. Hence it is required to disable the watchdog after the WDT reset
+ * during init. Otherwise the system would reboot as per the default
+ * watchdog timer registers settings.
+ */
+#define OMAP_WDT_WPS   (0x34)
+#define OMAP_WDT_SPR   (0x48)
+
+static int omap2_disable_wdt(struct omap_hwmod *oh, void *unused)
+{
+       void __iomem *base;
+       int ret;
+
+       if (!oh) {
+               pr_err("%s: Could not look up wdtimer_hwmod\n", __func__);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       base = omap_hwmod_get_mpu_rt_va(oh);
+       if (!base) {
+               pr_err("%s: Could not get the base address for %s\n",
+                               oh->name, __func__);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       /* Enable the clocks before accessing the WDT registers */
+       ret = omap_hwmod_enable(oh);
+       if (ret) {
+               pr_err("%s: Could not enable clocks for %s\n",
+                               oh->name, __func__);
+               return ret;
+       }
+
+       /* sequence required to disable watchdog */
+       __raw_writel(0xAAAA, base + OMAP_WDT_SPR);
+       while (__raw_readl(base + OMAP_WDT_WPS) & 0x10)
+               cpu_relax();
+
+       __raw_writel(0x5555, base + OMAP_WDT_SPR);
+       while (__raw_readl(base + OMAP_WDT_WPS) & 0x10)
+               cpu_relax();
+
+       ret = omap_hwmod_idle(oh);
+       if (ret)
+               pr_err("%s: Could not disable clocks for %s\n",
+                               oh->name, __func__);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static void __init omap_disable_wdt(void)
+{
+       if (cpu_class_is_omap2())
+               omap_hwmod_for_each_by_class("wd_timer",
+                                               omap2_disable_wdt, NULL);
+       return;
+}
+
 static int __init omap2_init_devices(void)
 {
        /* please keep these calls, and their implementations above,
         * in alphabetical order so they're easier to sort through.
         */
+       omap_disable_wdt();
        omap_hsmmc_reset();
        omap_init_camera();
        omap_init_mbox();