diff --git a/drivers/ssb/main.c b/drivers/ssb/main.c
index 579b114be41..5681ebed9c6 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/main.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/main.c
@@ -140,6 +140,19 @@ static void ssb_device_put(struct ssb_device *dev)
 		put_device(dev->dev);
 }
 
+static inline struct ssb_driver *ssb_driver_get(struct ssb_driver *drv)
+{
+	if (drv)
+		get_driver(&drv->drv);
+	return drv;
+}
+
+static inline void ssb_driver_put(struct ssb_driver *drv)
+{
+	if (drv)
+		put_driver(&drv->drv);
+}
+
 static int ssb_device_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct ssb_device *ssb_dev = dev_to_ssb_dev(dev);
@@ -210,90 +223,81 @@ int ssb_bus_suspend(struct ssb_bus *bus)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ssb_bus_suspend);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SSB_SPROM
-int ssb_devices_freeze(struct ssb_bus *bus)
+/** ssb_devices_freeze - Freeze all devices on the bus.
+ *
+ * After freezing no device driver will be handling a device
+ * on this bus anymore. ssb_devices_thaw() must be called after
+ * a successful freeze to reactivate the devices.
+ *
+ * @bus: The bus.
+ * @ctx: Context structure. Pass this to ssb_devices_thaw().
+ */
+int ssb_devices_freeze(struct ssb_bus *bus, struct ssb_freeze_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct ssb_device *dev;
-	struct ssb_driver *drv;
-	int err = 0;
-	int i;
-	pm_message_t state = PMSG_FREEZE;
+	struct ssb_device *sdev;
+	struct ssb_driver *sdrv;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	memset(ctx, 0, sizeof(*ctx));
+	ctx->bus = bus;
+	SSB_WARN_ON(bus->nr_devices > ARRAY_SIZE(ctx->device_frozen));
 
-	/* First check that we are capable to freeze all devices. */
 	for (i = 0; i < bus->nr_devices; i++) {
-		dev = &(bus->devices[i]);
-		if (!dev->dev ||
-		    !dev->dev->driver ||
-		    !device_is_registered(dev->dev))
+		sdev = ssb_device_get(&bus->devices[i]);
+
+		if (!sdev->dev || !sdev->dev->driver ||
+		    !device_is_registered(sdev->dev)) {
+			ssb_device_put(sdev);
 			continue;
-		drv = drv_to_ssb_drv(dev->dev->driver);
-		if (!drv)
-			continue;
-		if (!drv->suspend) {
-			/* Nope, can't suspend this one. */
-			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 		}
-	}
-	/* Now suspend all devices */
-	for (i = 0; i < bus->nr_devices; i++) {
-		dev = &(bus->devices[i]);
-		if (!dev->dev ||
-		    !dev->dev->driver ||
-		    !device_is_registered(dev->dev))
+		sdrv = ssb_driver_get(drv_to_ssb_drv(sdev->dev->driver));
+		if (!sdrv || SSB_WARN_ON(!sdrv->remove)) {
+			ssb_device_put(sdev);
 			continue;
-		drv = drv_to_ssb_drv(dev->dev->driver);
-		if (!drv)
-			continue;
-		err = drv->suspend(dev, state);
-		if (err) {
-			ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Failed to freeze device %s\n",
-				   dev_name(dev->dev));
-			goto err_unwind;
 		}
+		sdrv->remove(sdev);
+		ctx->device_frozen[i] = 1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-err_unwind:
-	for (i--; i >= 0; i--) {
-		dev = &(bus->devices[i]);
-		if (!dev->dev ||
-		    !dev->dev->driver ||
-		    !device_is_registered(dev->dev))
-			continue;
-		drv = drv_to_ssb_drv(dev->dev->driver);
-		if (!drv)
-			continue;
-		if (drv->resume)
-			drv->resume(dev);
-	}
-	return err;
 }
 
-int ssb_devices_thaw(struct ssb_bus *bus)
+/** ssb_devices_thaw - Unfreeze all devices on the bus.
+ *
+ * This will re-attach the device drivers and re-init the devices.
+ *
+ * @ctx: The context structure from ssb_devices_freeze()
+ */
+int ssb_devices_thaw(struct ssb_freeze_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct ssb_device *dev;
-	struct ssb_driver *drv;
-	int err;
-	int i;
+	struct ssb_bus *bus = ctx->bus;
+	struct ssb_device *sdev;
+	struct ssb_driver *sdrv;
+	unsigned int i;
+	int err, result = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < bus->nr_devices; i++) {
-		dev = &(bus->devices[i]);
-		if (!dev->dev ||
-		    !dev->dev->driver ||
-		    !device_is_registered(dev->dev))
+		if (!ctx->device_frozen[i])
 			continue;
-		drv = drv_to_ssb_drv(dev->dev->driver);
-		if (!drv)
+		sdev = &bus->devices[i];
+
+		if (SSB_WARN_ON(!sdev->dev || !sdev->dev->driver))
 			continue;
-		if (SSB_WARN_ON(!drv->resume))
+		sdrv = drv_to_ssb_drv(sdev->dev->driver);
+		if (SSB_WARN_ON(!sdrv || !sdrv->probe))
 			continue;
-		err = drv->resume(dev);
+
+		err = sdrv->probe(sdev, &sdev->id);
 		if (err) {
 			ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "Failed to thaw device %s\n",
-				   dev_name(dev->dev));
+				   dev_name(sdev->dev));
+			result = err;
 		}
+		ssb_driver_put(sdrv);
+		ssb_device_put(sdev);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return result;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SSB_SPROM */
 
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/sprom.c b/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
index 8943015a3ee..580f779ecf4 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
+++ b/drivers/ssb/sprom.c
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ ssize_t ssb_attr_sprom_store(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 	u16 *sprom;
 	int res = 0, err = -ENOMEM;
 	size_t sprom_size_words = bus->sprom_size;
+	struct ssb_freeze_context freeze;
 
 	sprom = kcalloc(bus->sprom_size, sizeof(u16), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!sprom)
@@ -111,18 +112,13 @@ ssize_t ssb_attr_sprom_store(struct ssb_bus *bus,
 	err = -ERESTARTSYS;
 	if (mutex_lock_interruptible(&bus->sprom_mutex))
 		goto out_kfree;
-	err = ssb_devices_freeze(bus);
-	if (err == -EOPNOTSUPP) {
-		ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "SPROM write: Could not freeze devices. "
-			   "No suspend support. Is CONFIG_PM enabled?\n");
-		goto out_unlock;
-	}
+	err = ssb_devices_freeze(bus, &freeze);
 	if (err) {
 		ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "SPROM write: Could not freeze all devices\n");
 		goto out_unlock;
 	}
 	res = sprom_write(bus, sprom);
-	err = ssb_devices_thaw(bus);
+	err = ssb_devices_thaw(&freeze);
 	if (err)
 		ssb_printk(KERN_ERR PFX "SPROM write: Could not thaw all devices\n");
 out_unlock:
diff --git a/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h b/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
index 25433565dfd..56054be4d11 100644
--- a/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
+++ b/drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
@@ -176,13 +176,21 @@ extern const struct ssb_sprom *ssb_get_fallback_sprom(void);
 
 /* core.c */
 extern u32 ssb_calc_clock_rate(u32 plltype, u32 n, u32 m);
-extern int ssb_devices_freeze(struct ssb_bus *bus);
-extern int ssb_devices_thaw(struct ssb_bus *bus);
 extern struct ssb_bus *ssb_pci_dev_to_bus(struct pci_dev *pdev);
 int ssb_for_each_bus_call(unsigned long data,
 			  int (*func)(struct ssb_bus *bus, unsigned long data));
 extern struct ssb_bus *ssb_pcmcia_dev_to_bus(struct pcmcia_device *pdev);
 
+struct ssb_freeze_context {
+	/* Pointer to the bus */
+	struct ssb_bus *bus;
+	/* Boolean list to indicate whether a device is frozen on this bus. */
+	bool device_frozen[SSB_MAX_NR_CORES];
+};
+extern int ssb_devices_freeze(struct ssb_bus *bus, struct ssb_freeze_context *ctx);
+extern int ssb_devices_thaw(struct ssb_freeze_context *ctx);
+
+
 
 /* b43_pci_bridge.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SSB_B43_PCI_BRIDGE