diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
index c7bf6dd..5c22b5a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/gpmc.c
@@ -403,11 +403,18 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void gpmc_cs_enable_mem(int cs, u32 base, u32 size)
+static int gpmc_cs_enable_mem(int cs, u32 base, u32 size)
 {
 	u32 l;
 	u32 mask;
 
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that base address is aligned on a
+	 * boundary equal to or greater than size.
+	 */
+	if (base & (size - 1))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	mask = (1 << GPMC_SECTION_SHIFT) - size;
 	l = gpmc_cs_read_reg(cs, GPMC_CS_CONFIG7);
 	l &= ~0x3f;
@@ -416,6 +423,8 @@
 	l |= ((mask >> GPMC_CHUNK_SHIFT) & 0x0f) << 8;
 	l |= GPMC_CONFIG7_CSVALID;
 	gpmc_cs_write_reg(cs, GPMC_CS_CONFIG7, l);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void gpmc_cs_disable_mem(int cs)
@@ -526,7 +535,9 @@
 	ret = gpmc_cs_insert_mem(cs, base, size);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	gpmc_cs_enable_mem(cs, base, size);
+	ret = gpmc_cs_enable_mem(cs, base, size);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -556,7 +567,12 @@
 	if (r < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	gpmc_cs_enable_mem(cs, res->start, resource_size(res));
+	r = gpmc_cs_enable_mem(cs, res->start, resource_size(res));
+	if (r < 0) {
+		release_resource(res);
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	*base = res->start;
 	gpmc_cs_set_reserved(cs, 1);
 out: