diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/include/plat/pm.h b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/include/plat/pm.h
index 5ee26da27028..3779775133a9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/include/plat/pm.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/include/plat/pm.h
@@ -162,5 +162,13 @@ extern void s3c_pm_restore_gpios(void);
  */
 extern void s3c_pm_save_gpios(void);
 
+/**
+ * s3c_pm_cb_flushcache - callback for assembly code
+ *
+ * Callback to issue flush_cache_all() as this call is
+ * not a directly callable object.
+ */
+extern void s3c_pm_cb_flushcache(void);
+
 extern void s3c_pm_save_core(void);
 extern void s3c_pm_restore_core(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/pm.c b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/pm.c
index a0ca18a75b0e..061182ca66e3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c/pm.c
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ void (*pm_cpu_sleep)(void);
 
 static int s3c_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 {
-	unsigned long regs_save[16];
+	static unsigned long regs_save[16];
 
 	/* ensure the debug is initialised (if enabled) */
 
@@ -289,15 +289,11 @@ static int s3c_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 
 	s3c_pm_arch_stop_clocks();
 
-	/* s3c2410_cpu_save will also act as our return point from when
-	 * we resume as it saves its own register state, so use the return
-	 * code to differentiate return from save and return from sleep */
+	/* s3c_cpu_save will also act as our return point from when
+	 * we resume as it saves its own register state and restores it
+	 * during the resume.  */
 
-	if (s3c_cpu_save(regs_save) == 0) {
-		flush_cache_all();
-		S3C_PMDBG("preparing to sleep\n");
-		pm_cpu_sleep();
-	}
+	s3c_cpu_save(regs_save);
 
 	/* restore the cpu state using the kernel's cpu init code. */
 
@@ -325,6 +321,12 @@ static int s3c_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* callback from assembly code */
+void s3c_pm_cb_flushcache(void)
+{
+	flush_cache_all();
+}
+
 static int s3c_pm_prepare(void)
 {
 	/* prepare check area if configured */
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/sleep.S b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/sleep.S
index ecb830be67d6..e73e3b6e88d2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/sleep.S
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-s3c24xx/sleep.S
@@ -42,21 +42,9 @@
 	.text
 
 	/* s3c_cpu_save
-	 *
-	 * save enough of the CPU state to allow us to re-start
-	 * pm.c code. as we store items like the sp/lr, we will
-	 * end up returning from this function when the cpu resumes
-	 * so the return value is set to mark this.
-	 *
-	 * This arangement means we avoid having to flush the cache
-	 * from this code.
 	 *
 	 * entry:
-	 *	r0 = pointer to save block
-	 *
-	 * exit:
-	 *	r0 = 0 => we stored everything
-	 *	     1 => resumed from sleep
+	 *	r0 = save address (virtual addr of s3c_sleep_save_phys)
 	*/
 
 ENTRY(s3c_cpu_save)
@@ -71,14 +59,19 @@ ENTRY(s3c_cpu_save)
 
 	stmia	r0, { r4 - r13 }
 
-	mov	r0, #0
-	ldmfd	sp, { r4 - r12, pc }
+	@@ write our state back to RAM
+	bl	s3c_pm_cb_flushcache
 
+	@@ jump to final code to send system to sleep
+	ldr	r0, =pm_cpu_sleep
+	@@ldr	pc, [ r0 ]
+	ldr	r0, [ r0 ]
+	mov	pc, r0
+	
 	@@ return to the caller, after having the MMU
 	@@ turned on, this restores the last bits from the
 	@@ stack
 resume_with_mmu:
-	mov	r0, #1
 	ldmfd	sp!, { r4 - r12, pc }
 
 	.ltorg