diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
index 842e726b944e..77c618829734 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/am33xx.dtsi
@@ -964,6 +964,7 @@ emif: emif@4c000000 {
 			ti,hwmods = "emif";
 			sram = <&pm_sram_code
 				&pm_sram_data>;
+			ti,no-idle;
 		};
 
 		gpmc: gpmc@50000000 {