diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
index 1cbdebf57c37..67e701c7f183 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.c
@@ -114,4 +114,17 @@ int msm_proc_comm(unsigned cmd, unsigned *data1, unsigned *data2)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-
+/*
+ * We need to wait for the ARM9 to at least partially boot
+ * up before we can continue. Since the ARM9 does resource
+ * allocation, if we dont' wait we could end up crashing or in
+ * and unknown state. This function should be called early to
+ * wait on the ARM9.
+ */
+void __init proc_comm_boot_wait(void)
+{
+	void __iomem *base = MSM_SHARED_RAM_BASE;
+ 
+	proc_comm_wait_for(base + MDM_STATUS, PCOM_READY);
+ 
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.h b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.h
index 0f5cdd345eb7..12da4cacd4a8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/proc_comm.h
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 #ifndef _ARCH_ARM_MACH_MSM_PROC_COMM_H_
 #define _ARCH_ARM_MACH_MSM_PROC_COMM_H_
 
+#include <linux/init.h>
+
 enum {
 	PCOM_CMD_IDLE = 0x0,
 	PCOM_CMD_DONE,
@@ -251,5 +253,6 @@ enum {
 		(((drvstr) & 0xF) << 17))
 
 int msm_proc_comm(unsigned cmd, unsigned *data1, unsigned *data2);
+void __init proc_comm_boot_wait(void);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
index de9343ec5cff..cf11d414b425 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/smd.c
@@ -1001,6 +1001,13 @@ static int __init msm_smd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	pr_info("smd_init()\n");
 
+	/*
+	 * If we haven't waited for the ARM9 to boot up till now,
+	 * then we need to wait here. Otherwise this should just
+	 * return immediately.
+	 */
+	proc_comm_boot_wait();
+
 	INIT_WORK(&probe_work, smd_channel_probe_worker);
 
 	if (smd_core_init()) {