diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 92afb723dcfc..2db380420b6f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -2698,6 +2698,7 @@ static int __init _register(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oh->master_ports);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oh->slave_ports);
 	spin_lock_init(&oh->_lock);
+	lockdep_set_class(&oh->_lock, &oh->hwmod_key);
 
 	oh->_state = _HWMOD_STATE_REGISTERED;
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
index 9d4bec6ee742..9611c91d9b82 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ struct omap_hwmod {
 	u32				_sysc_cache;
 	void __iomem			*_mpu_rt_va;
 	spinlock_t			_lock;
+	struct lock_class_key		hwmod_key; /* unique lock class */
 	struct list_head		node;
 	struct omap_hwmod_ocp_if	*_mpu_port;
 	unsigned int			(*xlate_irq)(unsigned int);