diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/powerdomain.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/powerdomain.c
index 96114901b932..2f963f702a05 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/powerdomain.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/powerdomain.c
@@ -526,7 +526,8 @@ int pwrdm_read_next_pwrst(struct powerdomain *pwrdm)
  *
  * Return the powerdomain @pwrdm's current power state.	Returns -EINVAL
  * if the powerdomain pointer is null or returns the current power state
- * upon success.
+ * upon success. Note that if the power domain only supports the ON state
+ * then just return ON as the current state.
  */
 int pwrdm_read_pwrst(struct powerdomain *pwrdm)
 {
@@ -535,6 +536,9 @@ int pwrdm_read_pwrst(struct powerdomain *pwrdm)
 	if (!pwrdm)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (pwrdm->pwrsts == PWRSTS_ON)
+		return PWRDM_POWER_ON;
+
 	if (arch_pwrdm && arch_pwrdm->pwrdm_read_pwrst)
 		ret = arch_pwrdm->pwrdm_read_pwrst(pwrdm);