diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.c
index 69f0dd08629c..225e0258d76d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 static void __iomem *_prm_bases[OMAP4_MAX_PRCM_PARTITIONS];
 
+static s32 prm_dev_inst = PRM_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN;
+
 /**
  * omap_prm_base_init - Populates the prm partitions
  *
@@ -43,6 +45,24 @@ void omap_prm_base_init(void)
 	_prm_bases[OMAP4430_PRCM_MPU_PARTITION] = prcm_mpu_base;
 }
 
+s32 omap4_prmst_get_prm_dev_inst(void)
+{
+	if (prm_dev_inst != PRM_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN)
+		return prm_dev_inst;
+
+	/* This cannot be done way early at boot.. as things are not setup */
+	if (cpu_is_omap44xx())
+		prm_dev_inst = OMAP4430_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
+	else if (soc_is_omap54xx())
+		prm_dev_inst = OMAP54XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
+	else if (soc_is_dra7xx())
+		prm_dev_inst = DRA7XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
+	else if (soc_is_am43xx())
+		prm_dev_inst = AM43XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
+
+	return prm_dev_inst;
+}
+
 /* Read a register in a PRM instance */
 u32 omap4_prminst_read_inst_reg(u8 part, s16 inst, u16 idx)
 {
@@ -169,28 +189,18 @@ int omap4_prminst_deassert_hardreset(u8 shift, u8 part, s16 inst,
 void omap4_prminst_global_warm_sw_reset(void)
 {
 	u32 v;
-	s16 dev_inst;
+	s32 inst = omap4_prmst_get_prm_dev_inst();
 
-	if (cpu_is_omap44xx())
-		dev_inst = OMAP4430_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
-	else if (soc_is_omap54xx())
-		dev_inst = OMAP54XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
-	else if (soc_is_dra7xx())
-		dev_inst = DRA7XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
-	else if (soc_is_am43xx())
-		dev_inst = AM43XX_PRM_DEVICE_INST;
-	else
+	if (inst == PRM_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN)
 		return;
 
-	v = omap4_prminst_read_inst_reg(OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION, dev_inst,
+	v = omap4_prminst_read_inst_reg(OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION, inst,
 					OMAP4_PRM_RSTCTRL_OFFSET);
 	v |= OMAP4430_RST_GLOBAL_WARM_SW_MASK;
 	omap4_prminst_write_inst_reg(v, OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION,
-				 dev_inst,
-				 OMAP4_PRM_RSTCTRL_OFFSET);
+				 inst, OMAP4_PRM_RSTCTRL_OFFSET);
 
 	/* OCP barrier */
 	v = omap4_prminst_read_inst_reg(OMAP4430_PRM_PARTITION,
-				    dev_inst,
-				    OMAP4_PRM_RSTCTRL_OFFSET);
+				    inst, OMAP4_PRM_RSTCTRL_OFFSET);
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.h
index a2ede2d65481..583aa3774571 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/prminst44xx.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 #ifndef __ARCH_ASM_MACH_OMAP2_PRMINST44XX_H
 #define __ARCH_ASM_MACH_OMAP2_PRMINST44XX_H
 
+#define PRM_INSTANCE_UNKNOWN	-1
+extern s32 omap4_prmst_get_prm_dev_inst(void);
+
 /*
  * In an ideal world, we would not export these low-level functions,
  * but this will probably take some time to fix properly