diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-brain.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-brain.dtsi
index 1a74a758c8b2..8f9f2116c5c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-brain.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-brain.dtsi
@@ -263,6 +263,12 @@
 				status = "okay";
 			};
 
+			power: power@80044000 {
+				poweroff: poweroff {
+					status = "okay";
+				};
+			};
+
 			saif1: saif@80046000 {
 				pinctrl-names = "default";
 				pinctrl-0 = <&saif1_pins_a>;
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
index e14d8ef0158b..83d102841d74 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
@@ -1114,8 +1114,16 @@
 			};
 
 			power: power@80044000 {
+				compatible = "syscon", "simple-mfd";
 				reg = <0x80044000 0x2000>;
-				status = "disabled";
+
+				poweroff: poweroff {
+					compatible = "syscon-poweroff";
+					regmap = <&power>;
+					offset = <0x104>;
+					value = <0x3e770001>;
+					status = "disabled";
+				};
 			};
 
 			saif1: saif@80046000 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/brain_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/brain_defconfig
index 6be404840d01..32b4a4bc09b9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/brain_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/brain_defconfig
@@ -123,6 +123,9 @@ CONFIG_SPI=y
 CONFIG_SPI_GPIO=m
 CONFIG_SPI_MXS=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
+CONFIG_POWER_RESET=y
+CONFIG_POWER_RESET_SYSCON=y
+CONFIG_POWER_RESET_SYSCON_POWEROFF=y
 # CONFIG_HWMON is not set
 CONFIG_WATCHDOG=y
 CONFIG_STMP3XXX_RTC_WATCHDOG=y