diff --git a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
index d3d965c..8c3d64e 100644
--- a/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
+++ b/board/davinci/da8xxevm/da850evm.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <asm/arch/emac_defs.h>
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/arch/davinci_misc.h>
+#include <hwconfig.h>
 
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
@@ -163,6 +164,64 @@
 #endif
 #endif /* CONFIG_DRIVER_TI_EMAC */
 
+void dsp_lpsc_on(unsigned domain, unsigned int id)
+{
+	dv_reg_p mdstat, mdctl, ptstat, ptcmd;
+	struct davinci_psc_regs *psc_regs;
+
+	psc_regs = davinci_psc0_regs;
+	mdstat = &psc_regs->psc0.mdstat[id];
+	mdctl = &psc_regs->psc0.mdctl[id];
+	ptstat = &psc_regs->ptstat;
+	ptcmd = &psc_regs->ptcmd;
+
+	while (*ptstat & (0x1 << domain))
+		;
+
+	if ((*mdstat & 0x1f) == 0x03)
+		return;                 /* Already on and enabled */
+
+	*mdctl |= 0x03;
+
+	*ptcmd = 0x1 << domain;
+
+	while (*ptstat & (0x1 << domain))
+		;
+	while ((*mdstat & 0x1f) != 0x03)
+		;		/* Probably an overkill... */
+}
+
+static void dspwake(void)
+{
+	unsigned *resetvect = (unsigned *)DAVINCI_L3CBARAM_BASE;
+	u32 val;
+
+	/* if the device is ARM only, return */
+	if ((readl(CHIP_REV_ID_REG) & 0x3f) == 0x10)
+		return;
+
+	if (hwconfig_subarg_cmp_f("dsp", "wake", "no", NULL))
+		return;
+
+	*resetvect++ = 0x1E000; /* DSP Idle */
+	/* clear out the next 10 words as NOP */
+	memset(resetvect, 0, sizeof(unsigned) *10);
+
+	/* setup the DSP reset vector */
+	writel(DAVINCI_L3CBARAM_BASE, HOST1CFG);
+
+	dsp_lpsc_on(1, DAVINCI_LPSC_GEM);
+	val = readl(PSC0_MDCTL + (15 * 4));
+	val |= 0x100;
+	writel(val, (PSC0_MDCTL + (15 * 4)));
+}
+
+int misc_init_r(void)
+{
+	dspwake();
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct pinmux_resource pinmuxes[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SPI_FLASH
 	PINMUX_ITEM(spi1_pins),