diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
index 69ab1c069134..b009f17dee56 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Common support
 obj-y := id.o io.o control.o mux.o devices.o serial.o gpmc.o timer.o pm.o \
-	 common.o gpio.o dma.o wd_timer.o
+	 common.o gpio.o dma.o wd_timer.o display.o
 
 omap-2-3-common				= irq.o sdrc.o
 hwmod-common				= omap_hwmod.o \
@@ -264,7 +264,4 @@ smsc911x-$(CONFIG_SMSC911X)		:= gpmc-smsc911x.o
 obj-y					+= $(smsc911x-m) $(smsc911x-y)
 obj-$(CONFIG_ARCH_OMAP4)		+= hwspinlock.o
 
-disp-$(CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS)		:= display.o
-obj-y					+= $(disp-m) $(disp-y)
-
 obj-y					+= common-board-devices.o twl-common.o
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
index adb2756e242f..941b5459707f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/display.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 #include <plat/omap_device.h>
 #include <plat/omap-pm.h>
+#include <plat/common.h>
 
 #include "control.h"
 
@@ -172,3 +173,37 @@ int __init omap_display_init(struct omap_dss_board_info *board_data)
 
 	return r;
 }
+
+#define MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT	10000
+int omap_dss_reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
+{
+	struct omap_hwmod_opt_clk *oc;
+	int c = 0;
+	int i, r;
+
+	if (!(oh->class->sysc->sysc_flags & SYSS_HAS_RESET_STATUS)) {
+		pr_err("dss_core: hwmod data doesn't contain reset data\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	for (i = oh->opt_clks_cnt, oc = oh->opt_clks; i > 0; i--, oc++)
+		if (oc->_clk)
+			clk_enable(oc->_clk);
+
+	omap_test_timeout((omap_hwmod_read(oh, oh->class->sysc->syss_offs)
+				& SYSS_RESETDONE_MASK),
+			MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT, c);
+
+	if (c == MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT)
+		pr_warning("dss_core: waiting for reset to finish failed\n");
+	else
+		pr_debug("dss_core: softreset done\n");
+
+	for (i = oh->opt_clks_cnt, oc = oh->opt_clks; i > 0; i--, oc++)
+		if (oc->_clk)
+			clk_disable(oc->_clk);
+
+	r = (c == MAX_MODULE_SOFTRESET_WAIT) ? -ETIMEDOUT : 0;
+
+	return r;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_3xxx_ipblock_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_3xxx_ipblock_data.c
index d78c1324ae59..c11273da5dcc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_3xxx_ipblock_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_2xxx_3xxx_ipblock_data.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 #include <plat/serial.h>
 #include <plat/dma.h>
+#include <plat/common.h>
 
 #include <mach/irqs.h>
 
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig omap2_dss_sysc = {
 struct omap_hwmod_class omap2_dss_hwmod_class = {
 	.name	= "dss",
 	.sysc	= &omap2_dss_sysc,
+	.reset	= omap_dss_reset,
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
index cadf0bb2d3b7..3b04d63316f5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod_44xx_data.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <plat/mmc.h>
 #include <plat/i2c.h>
 #include <plat/dmtimer.h>
+#include <plat/common.h>
 
 #include "omap_hwmod_common_data.h"
 
@@ -1187,6 +1188,7 @@ static struct omap_hwmod_class_sysconfig omap44xx_dss_sysc = {
 static struct omap_hwmod_class omap44xx_dss_hwmod_class = {
 	.name	= "dss",
 	.sysc	= &omap44xx_dss_sysc,
+	.reset	= omap_dss_reset,
 };
 
 /* dss */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
index c50df4814f6f..3ff3e36580f2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/common.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 
 #include <plat/i2c.h>
+#include <plat/omap_hwmod.h>
 
 struct sys_timer;
 
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ void am35xx_init_early(void);
 void ti816x_init_early(void);
 void omap4430_init_early(void);
 
+extern int omap_dss_reset(struct omap_hwmod *);
+
 void omap_sram_init(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/video/omapdss.h b/include/video/omapdss.h
index b66ebb2032c6..378c7ed6760b 100644
--- a/include/video/omapdss.h
+++ b/include/video/omapdss.h
@@ -307,15 +307,8 @@ struct omap_dss_board_info {
 	void (*dsi_disable_pads)(int dsi_id, unsigned lane_mask);
 };
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS_MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_OMAP2_DSS)
 /* Init with the board info */
 extern int omap_display_init(struct omap_dss_board_info *board_data);
-#else
-static inline int omap_display_init(struct omap_dss_board_info *board_data)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif
 
 struct omap_display_platform_data {
 	struct omap_dss_board_info *board_data;