diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
index 3f24addd7972..6620d61b5ec5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra20.c
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver tegra_idle_driver = {
 			.exit_latency     = 5000,
 			.target_residency = 10000,
 			.power_usage      = 0,
-			.flags            = CPUIDLE_FLAG_COUPLED,
+			.flags            = CPUIDLE_FLAG_COUPLED |
+			                    CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP,
 			.name             = "powered-down",
 			.desc             = "CPU power gated",
 		},
@@ -136,12 +137,8 @@ static bool tegra20_cpu_cluster_power_down(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 	if (tegra20_reset_cpu_1() || !tegra_cpu_rail_off_ready())
 		return false;
 
-	tick_broadcast_enter();
-
 	tegra_idle_lp2_last();
 
-	tick_broadcast_exit();
-
 	if (cpu_online(1))
 		tegra20_wake_cpu1_from_reset();
 
@@ -153,14 +150,10 @@ static bool tegra20_idle_enter_lp2_cpu_1(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 					 struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 					 int index)
 {
-	tick_broadcast_enter();
-
 	cpu_suspend(0, tegra20_sleep_cpu_secondary_finish);
 
 	tegra20_cpu_clear_resettable();
 
-	tick_broadcast_exit();
-
 	return true;
 }
 #else
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra30.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra30.c
index c1417361e10e..c8fe0447e3a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra30.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/cpuidle-tegra30.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static struct cpuidle_driver tegra_idle_driver = {
 			.exit_latency		= 2000,
 			.target_residency	= 2200,
 			.power_usage		= 0,
+			.flags			= CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIMER_STOP,
 			.name			= "powered-down",
 			.desc			= "CPU power gated",
 		},
@@ -76,12 +77,8 @@ static bool tegra30_cpu_cluster_power_down(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	tick_broadcast_enter();
-
 	tegra_idle_lp2_last();
 
-	tick_broadcast_exit();
-
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -90,14 +87,10 @@ static bool tegra30_cpu_core_power_down(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 					struct cpuidle_driver *drv,
 					int index)
 {
-	tick_broadcast_enter();
-
 	smp_wmb();
 
 	cpu_suspend(0, tegra30_sleep_cpu_secondary_finish);
 
-	tick_broadcast_exit();
-
 	return true;
 }
 #else