diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/ti-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/ti-cpufreq.c
index 2e4c73562a45..e3b41452f397 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/ti-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/ti-cpufreq.c
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ struct ti_cpufreq_soc_data {
 	unsigned long efuse_shift;
 	unsigned long rev_offset;
 	bool multi_regulator;
+/* Backward compatibility hack: Might have missing syscon */
+#define TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING	0x1
+	u8 quirks;
 };
 
 struct ti_cpufreq_data {
@@ -182,6 +185,7 @@ static struct ti_cpufreq_soc_data omap34xx_soc_data = {
 	.efuse_mask = BIT(3),
 	.rev_offset = OMAP3_CONTROL_IDCODE - OMAP3_SYSCON_BASE,
 	.multi_regulator = false,
+	.quirks = TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -209,6 +213,7 @@ static struct ti_cpufreq_soc_data omap36xx_soc_data = {
 	.efuse_mask = BIT(9),
 	.rev_offset = OMAP3_CONTROL_IDCODE - OMAP3_SYSCON_BASE,
 	.multi_regulator = true,
+	.quirks = TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -223,6 +228,7 @@ static struct ti_cpufreq_soc_data am3517_soc_data = {
 	.efuse_mask = 0,
 	.rev_offset = OMAP3_CONTROL_IDCODE - OMAP3_SYSCON_BASE,
 	.multi_regulator = false,
+	.quirks = TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING,
 };
 
 static struct ti_cpufreq_soc_data am625_soc_data = {
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ static int ti_cpufreq_get_efuse(struct ti_cpufreq_data *opp_data,
 
 	ret = regmap_read(opp_data->syscon, opp_data->soc_data->efuse_offset,
 			  &efuse);
-	if (ret == -EIO) {
+	if (opp_data->soc_data->quirks & TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING && ret == -EIO) {
 		/* not a syscon register! */
 		void __iomem *regs = ioremap(OMAP3_SYSCON_BASE +
 				opp_data->soc_data->efuse_offset, 4);
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ static int ti_cpufreq_get_rev(struct ti_cpufreq_data *opp_data,
 
 	ret = regmap_read(opp_data->syscon, opp_data->soc_data->rev_offset,
 			  &revision);
-	if (ret == -EIO) {
+	if (opp_data->soc_data->quirks & TI_QUIRK_SYSCON_MAY_BE_MISSING && ret == -EIO) {
 		/* not a syscon register! */
 		void __iomem *regs = ioremap(OMAP3_SYSCON_BASE +
 				opp_data->soc_data->rev_offset, 4);