diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-34xx.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-34xx.h
index cbefbd7cfdb5c0..661d753df58469 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-34xx.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-34xx.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 #define OMAP3430_VC_CMD_ONLP_SHIFT			16
 #define OMAP3430_VC_CMD_RET_SHIFT			8
 #define OMAP3430_VC_CMD_OFF_SHIFT			0
+#define OMAP3430_SREN_MASK				(1 << 4)
 #define OMAP3430_HSEN_MASK				(1 << 3)
 #define OMAP3430_MCODE_MASK				(0x7 << 0)
 #define OMAP3430_VALID_MASK				(1 << 24)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-44xx.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-44xx.h
index b1c7a33e00e74c..e794828dee553b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-44xx.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prm-regbits-44xx.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #define OMAP4430_GLOBAL_WARM_SW_RST_SHIFT				1
 #define OMAP4430_GLOBAL_WUEN_MASK					(1 << 16)
 #define OMAP4430_HSMCODE_MASK						(0x7 << 0)
+#define OMAP4430_SRMODEEN_MASK						(1 << 4)
 #define OMAP4430_HSMODEEN_MASK						(1 << 3)
 #define OMAP4430_HSSCLL_SHIFT						24
 #define OMAP4430_ICEPICK_RST_SHIFT					9
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.c
index be9ef834fa81d5..076fd20d7e5aa0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.c
@@ -316,7 +316,8 @@ static void __init omap3_vc_init_pmic_signaling(struct voltagedomain *voltdm)
 	 * idle. And we can also scale voltages to zero for off-idle.
 	 * Note that no actual voltage scaling during off-idle will
 	 * happen unless the board specific twl4030 PMIC scripts are
-	 * loaded.
+	 * loaded. See also omap_vc_i2c_init for comments regarding
+	 * erratum i531.
 	 */
 	val = voltdm->read(OMAP3_PRM_VOLTCTRL_OFFSET);
 	if (!(val & OMAP3430_PRM_VOLTCTRL_SEL_OFF)) {
@@ -704,9 +705,16 @@ static void __init omap_vc_i2c_init(struct voltagedomain *voltdm)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Note that for omap3 OMAP3430_SREN_MASK clears SREN to work around
+	 * erratum i531 "Extra Power Consumed When Repeated Start Operation
+	 * Mode Is Enabled on I2C Interface Dedicated for Smart Reflex (I2C4)".
+	 * Otherwise I2C4 eventually leads into about 23mW extra power being
+	 * consumed even during off idle using VMODE.
+	 */
 	i2c_high_speed = voltdm->pmic->i2c_high_speed;
 	if (i2c_high_speed)
-		voltdm->rmw(vc->common->i2c_cfg_hsen_mask,
+		voltdm->rmw(vc->common->i2c_cfg_clear_mask,
 			    vc->common->i2c_cfg_hsen_mask,
 			    vc->common->i2c_cfg_reg);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.h
index cdbdd78e755e2c..89b83b7ff3ec5c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct voltagedomain;
  * @cmd_ret_shift: RET field shift in PRM_VC_CMD_VAL_* register
  * @cmd_off_shift: OFF field shift in PRM_VC_CMD_VAL_* register
  * @i2c_cfg_reg: I2C configuration register offset
+ * @i2c_cfg_clear_mask: high-speed mode bit clear mask in I2C config register
  * @i2c_cfg_hsen_mask: high-speed mode bit field mask in I2C config register
  * @i2c_mcode_mask: MCODE field mask for I2C config register
  *
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ struct omap_vc_common {
 	u8 cmd_ret_shift;
 	u8 cmd_off_shift;
 	u8 i2c_cfg_reg;
+	u8 i2c_cfg_clear_mask;
 	u8 i2c_cfg_hsen_mask;
 	u8 i2c_mcode_mask;
 };
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc3xxx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc3xxx_data.c
index 75bc4aa22b3a09..71d74c9172c15f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc3xxx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc3xxx_data.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ static struct omap_vc_common omap3_vc_common = {
 	.cmd_onlp_shift	 = OMAP3430_VC_CMD_ONLP_SHIFT,
 	.cmd_ret_shift	 = OMAP3430_VC_CMD_RET_SHIFT,
 	.cmd_off_shift	 = OMAP3430_VC_CMD_OFF_SHIFT,
+	.i2c_cfg_clear_mask = OMAP3430_SREN_MASK | OMAP3430_HSEN_MASK,
 	.i2c_cfg_hsen_mask = OMAP3430_HSEN_MASK,
 	.i2c_cfg_reg	 = OMAP3_PRM_VC_I2C_CFG_OFFSET,
 	.i2c_mcode_mask	 = OMAP3430_MCODE_MASK,
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc44xx_data.c
index 085e5d6a04fd08..2abd5fa8a6972d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/vc44xx_data.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const struct omap_vc_common omap4_vc_common = {
 	.cmd_ret_shift = OMAP4430_RET_SHIFT,
 	.cmd_off_shift = OMAP4430_OFF_SHIFT,
 	.i2c_cfg_reg = OMAP4_PRM_VC_CFG_I2C_MODE_OFFSET,
+	.i2c_cfg_clear_mask = OMAP4430_SRMODEEN_MASK | OMAP4430_HSMODEEN_MASK,
 	.i2c_cfg_hsen_mask = OMAP4430_HSMODEEN_MASK,
 	.i2c_mcode_mask	 = OMAP4430_HSMCODE_MASK,
 };