diff --git a/arch/arm/common/scoop.c b/arch/arm/common/scoop.c
index d3a04c2a2c8..9e5245c702d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/common/scoop.c
+++ b/arch/arm/common/scoop.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ struct scoop_pcmcia_dev *scoop_devs;
 struct  scoop_dev {
 	void  *base;
 	spinlock_t scoop_lock;
+	unsigned short suspend_clr;
+	unsigned short suspend_set;
 	u32 scoop_gpwr;
 };
 
@@ -90,14 +92,24 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(reset_scoop);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(read_scoop_reg);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(write_scoop_reg);
 
+static void check_scoop_reg(struct scoop_dev *sdev)
+{
+	unsigned short mcr;
+
+	mcr = SCOOP_REG(sdev->base, SCOOP_MCR);
+	if ((mcr & 0x100) == 0)
+		SCOOP_REG(sdev->base, SCOOP_MCR) = 0x0101;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 static int scoop_suspend(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, uint32_t level)
 {
 	if (level == SUSPEND_POWER_DOWN) {
 		struct scoop_dev *sdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-		sdev->scoop_gpwr = SCOOP_REG(sdev->base,SCOOP_GPWR);
-		SCOOP_REG(sdev->base,SCOOP_GPWR) = 0;
+		check_scoop_reg(sdev);
+  		sdev->scoop_gpwr = SCOOP_REG(sdev->base, SCOOP_GPWR);
+		SCOOP_REG(sdev->base, SCOOP_GPWR) = (sdev->scoop_gpwr & ~sdev->suspend_clr) | sdev->suspend_set;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -107,6 +119,7 @@ static int scoop_resume(struct device *dev, uint32_t level)
 	if (level == RESUME_POWER_ON) {
 		struct scoop_dev *sdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+		check_scoop_reg(sdev);
 		SCOOP_REG(sdev->base,SCOOP_GPWR) = sdev->scoop_gpwr;
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -151,6 +164,9 @@ int __init scoop_probe(struct device *dev)
 	SCOOP_REG(devptr->base, SCOOP_GPCR) = inf->io_dir & 0xffff;
 	SCOOP_REG(devptr->base, SCOOP_GPWR) = inf->io_out & 0xffff;
 
+	devptr->suspend_clr = inf->suspend_clr;
+	devptr->suspend_set = inf->suspend_set;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/asm-arm/hardware/scoop.h b/include/asm-arm/hardware/scoop.h
index 527404b5a8d..a8f1013930e 100644
--- a/include/asm-arm/hardware/scoop.h
+++ b/include/asm-arm/hardware/scoop.h
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 struct scoop_config {
 	unsigned short io_out;
 	unsigned short io_dir;
+	unsigned short suspend_clr;
+	unsigned short suspend_set;
 };
 
 /* Structure for linking scoop devices to PCMCIA sockets */