diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-encore.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-encore.c
index b51f413983b..c4fd138392f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-encore.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-encore.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include "sdram-hynix-h8mbx00u0mer-0em.h"
 #include "omap_ion.h"
 #include "omap_ram_console.h"
+#include "omap2plus-cpufreq.h"
 #include "timer-gp.h"
 
 #define ZOOM3_EHCI_RESET_GPIO		64
@@ -201,10 +202,21 @@ static int __init encore_wifi_init(void)
 }
 device_initcall(encore_wifi_init);
 
+static struct omap_cpufreq_platform_data cpufreq_pdata = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ENCORE_MPU_STOCK
+	.max_nominal_freq = 800000,
+#else
+	.max_nominal_freq = 1000000,
+#endif
+};
+
 static void __init omap_encore_init(void)
 {
 	omap3_mux_init(board_mux, OMAP_PACKAGE_CBP);
 
+	/* Clamp CPU to max nominal clock frequency */
+	omap_cpufreq_set_platform_data(&cpufreq_pdata);
+
 	encore_peripherals_init();
 	encore_display_init();
 	omap_register_ion();
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.c
index 35f3e8e9726..617acf39ce7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 
 #include "dvfs.h"
 
+#include "omap2plus-cpufreq.h"
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 struct lpj_info {
 	unsigned long	ref;
@@ -67,6 +69,13 @@ static unsigned int current_cooling_level;
 static bool omap_cpufreq_ready;
 static bool omap_cpufreq_suspended;
 
+static struct omap_cpufreq_platform_data *cpufreq_pdata = NULL;
+
+void omap_cpufreq_set_platform_data(struct omap_cpufreq_platform_data *pdata)
+{
+	cpufreq_pdata = pdata;
+}
+
 static unsigned int omap_getspeed(unsigned int cpu)
 {
 	unsigned long rate;
@@ -405,6 +414,10 @@ static int __cpuinit omap_cpu_init(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	policy->max = policy->cpuinfo.max_freq;
 	policy->cur = omap_getspeed(policy->cpu);
 
+	/* Clamp clock to the maximum nominal frequency provided by board */
+	if (cpufreq_pdata)
+		policy->max = cpufreq_pdata->max_nominal_freq;
+
 	for (i = 0; freq_table[i].frequency != CPUFREQ_TABLE_END; i++)
 		max_freq = max(freq_table[i].frequency, max_freq);
 	max_thermal = max_freq;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f53077b44c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap2plus-cpufreq.h
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/*
+ *  OMAP2PLUS cpufreq driver
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2005 Nokia Corporation
+ *  Written by Tony Lindgren <tony@atomide.com>
+ *
+ *  Based on cpu-sa1110.c, Copyright (C) 2001 Russell King
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007-2011 Texas Instruments, Inc.
+ * Updated to support OMAP3
+ * Rajendra Nayak <rnayak@ti.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ */
+#ifndef _ARCH_ARM_MACH_OMAP2_OMAP2PLUS_CPUFREQ_H
+#define _ARCH_ARM_MACH_OMAP2_OMAP2PLUS_CPUFREQ_H
+
+struct omap_cpufreq_platform_data {
+	int max_nominal_freq;
+};
+
+void omap_cpufreq_set_platform_data(struct omap_cpufreq_platform_data *pdata);
+
+#endif