diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
index 773193670ea265cefa67f938fa780e938400dbce..a89214ee4694772c99de98db56321472c24fe656 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap_hwmod.c
@@ -3401,3 +3401,18 @@ int omap_hwmod_pad_route_irq(struct omap_hwmod *oh, int pad_idx, int irq_idx)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+/**
+ * omap_hwmod_get_main_clk - get pointer to main clock name
+ * @oh: struct omap_hwmod *
+ *
+ * Returns the main clock name assocated with @oh upon success,
+ * or NULL if @oh is NULL.
+ */
+const char *omap_hwmod_get_main_clk(struct omap_hwmod *oh)
+{
+	if (!oh)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return oh->main_clk;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
index c835b7194ff57ba71d5448746ea21e6134e39ef7..da22acd0ce7aefb5729b1347fd75f50d825a9878 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/omap_hwmod.h
@@ -629,6 +629,8 @@ int omap_hwmod_no_setup_reset(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
 
 int omap_hwmod_pad_route_irq(struct omap_hwmod *oh, int pad_idx, int irq_idx);
 
+const char *omap_hwmod_get_main_clk(struct omap_hwmod *oh);
+
 /*
  * Chip variant-specific hwmod init routines - XXX should be converted
  * to use initcalls once the initial boot ordering is straightened out