diff --git a/tcl/target/omap3530.cfg b/tcl/target/omap3530.cfg
index 50a3f4734..c9d48983e 100644
--- a/tcl/target/omap3530.cfg
+++ b/tcl/target/omap3530.cfg
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ target create omap3.cpu cortex_a8 -chain-position $_CHIPNAME.dap
 
 # FIXME much of this should be in reset event handlers
 proc omap3_dbginit { } {
+     poll off
      reset
      sleep 500
 
@@ -65,4 +66,5 @@ proc omap3_dbginit { } {
      # omap3.cpu mdw 0x54011080
 
      omap3.cpu mww 0x5401d030 0x00002000
+     poll on
 }