diff --git a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
index 46a6c528b543c62262bd6039453b4c806f07a06c..f94d33525771bace16dd6ffc3e5fc47e53a28602 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ struct sysc {
 	struct delayed_work idle_work;
 };
 
+static void sysc_parse_dts_quirks(struct sysc *ddata, struct device_node *np,
+				  bool is_child);
+
 void sysc_write(struct sysc *ddata, int offset, u32 value)
 {
 	writel_relaxed(value, ddata->module_va + offset);
@@ -379,6 +382,7 @@ static int sysc_check_one_child(struct sysc *ddata,
 		dev_warn(ddata->dev, "really a child ti,hwmods property?");
 
 	sysc_check_quirk_stdout(ddata, np);
+	sysc_parse_dts_quirks(ddata, np, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1279,23 +1283,37 @@ static const struct sysc_dts_quirk sysc_dts_quirks[] = {
 	  .mask = SYSC_QUIRK_NO_RESET_ON_INIT, },
 };
 
-static int sysc_init_dts_quirks(struct sysc *ddata)
+static void sysc_parse_dts_quirks(struct sysc *ddata, struct device_node *np,
+				  bool is_child)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = ddata->dev->of_node;
 	const struct property *prop;
-	int i, len, error;
-	u32 val;
-
-	ddata->legacy_mode = of_get_property(np, "ti,hwmods", NULL);
+	int i, len;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(sysc_dts_quirks); i++) {
-		prop = of_get_property(np, sysc_dts_quirks[i].name, &len);
+		const char *name = sysc_dts_quirks[i].name;
+
+		prop = of_get_property(np, name, &len);
 		if (!prop)
 			continue;
 
 		ddata->cfg.quirks |= sysc_dts_quirks[i].mask;
+		if (is_child) {
+			dev_warn(ddata->dev,
+				 "dts flag should be at module level for %s\n",
+				 name);
+		}
 	}
+}
+
+static int sysc_init_dts_quirks(struct sysc *ddata)
+{
+	struct device_node *np = ddata->dev->of_node;
+	int error;
+	u32 val;
+
+	ddata->legacy_mode = of_get_property(np, "ti,hwmods", NULL);
 
+	sysc_parse_dts_quirks(ddata, np, false);
 	error = of_property_read_u32(np, "ti,sysc-delay-us", &val);
 	if (!error) {
 		if (val > 255) {