diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/cam_fd_hw_mgr.c b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/cam_fd_hw_mgr.c
index b33dfa699647..5799fbdc0cd6 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/cam_fd_hw_mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/cam_fd_hw_mgr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #include <linux/module.h>
@@ -1243,6 +1243,8 @@ static int cam_fd_mgr_hw_start(void *hw_mgr_priv, void *mgr_start_args)
 	struct cam_fd_hw_mgr_ctx *hw_ctx;
 	struct cam_fd_device *hw_device;
 	struct cam_fd_hw_init_args hw_init_args;
+	struct cam_hw_info *fd_hw;
+	struct cam_fd_core *fd_core;
 
 	if (!hw_mgr_priv || !hw_mgr_start_args) {
 		CAM_ERR(CAM_FD, "Invalid arguments %pK %pK",
@@ -1265,9 +1267,17 @@ static int cam_fd_mgr_hw_start(void *hw_mgr_priv, void *mgr_start_args)
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	fd_hw = (struct cam_hw_info *)hw_device->hw_intf->hw_priv;
+	fd_core = (struct cam_fd_core *)fd_hw->core_info;
+
 	if (hw_device->hw_intf->hw_ops.init) {
 		hw_init_args.hw_ctx = hw_ctx;
 		hw_init_args.ctx_hw_private = hw_ctx->ctx_hw_private;
+		if (fd_core->hw_static_info->enable_errata_wa.skip_reset)
+			hw_init_args.reset_required = false;
+		else
+			hw_init_args.reset_required = true;
+
 		rc = hw_device->hw_intf->hw_ops.init(
 			hw_device->hw_intf->hw_priv, &hw_init_args,
 			sizeof(hw_init_args));
diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.c b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.c
index bfb9fdba0af6..78e9ac568381 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.c
@@ -673,10 +673,12 @@ int cam_fd_hw_init(void *hw_priv, void *init_hw_args, uint32_t arg_size)
 	fd_core->core_state = CAM_FD_CORE_STATE_IDLE;
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&fd_core->spin_lock, flags);
 
-	rc = cam_fd_hw_reset(hw_priv, NULL, 0);
-	if (rc) {
-		CAM_ERR(CAM_FD, "Reset Failed, rc=%d", rc);
-		goto disable_soc;
+	if (init_args->reset_required) {
+		rc = cam_fd_hw_reset(hw_priv, NULL, 0);
+		if (rc) {
+			CAM_ERR(CAM_FD, "Reset Failed, rc=%d", rc);
+			goto disable_soc;
+		}
 	}
 
 	cam_fd_hw_util_enable_power_on_settings(fd_hw);
diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.h b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.h
index 1f8815e72f20..22bcdf6fc733 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.h
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_core.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _CAM_FD_HW_CORE_H_
@@ -135,11 +135,13 @@ struct cam_fd_wrapper_regs {
  * @ro_mode_enable_always   : Whether to enable ro mode always
  * @ro_mode_results_invalid : Whether results written directly into output
  *                            memory by HW are valid or not
+ * @skip_reset              : Whether to skip reset during init
  */
 struct cam_fd_hw_errata_wa {
 	bool   single_irq_only;
 	bool   ro_mode_enable_always;
 	bool   ro_mode_results_invalid;
+	bool   skip_reset;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_dev.c b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_dev.c
index daa46c091fe7..a62e3bcc9904 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_dev.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ static int cam_fd_hw_dev_component_bind(struct device *dev,
 
 	memset(&init_args, 0x0, sizeof(init_args));
 	memset(&deinit_args, 0x0, sizeof(deinit_args));
+	init_args.reset_required = true;
 	rc = cam_fd_hw_init(fd_hw, &init_args, sizeof(init_args));
 	if (rc) {
 		CAM_ERR(CAM_FD, "Failed to hw init, rc=%d", rc);
diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_intf.h b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_intf.h
index 7dd7d94f783a..0dc4593d96da 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_intf.h
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_intf.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017-2019, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _CAM_FD_HW_INTF_H_
@@ -158,10 +158,12 @@ struct cam_fd_hw_release_args {
  *
  * @hw_ctx         : HW context for which init is requested
  * @ctx_hw_private : HW layer's private information specific to this hw context
+ * @reset_required : Indicates if the reset is required during init or not
  */
 struct cam_fd_hw_init_args {
 	void    *hw_ctx;
 	void    *ctx_hw_private;
+	bool     reset_required;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_v501.h b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_v501.h
index f3eedeb3b811..d8b78d6e4414 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_v501.h
+++ b/drivers/cam_fd/fd_hw_mgr/fd_hw/cam_fd_hw_v501.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2020, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 
 #ifndef _CAM_FD_HW_V501_H_
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static struct cam_fd_hw_static_info cam_fd_wrapper200_core501_info = {
 		.single_irq_only         = true,
 		.ro_mode_enable_always   = true,
 		.ro_mode_results_invalid = true,
+		.skip_reset              = true,
 	},
 	.irq_mask = CAM_FD_IRQ_TO_MASK(CAM_FD_IRQ_FRAME_DONE) |
 		CAM_FD_IRQ_TO_MASK(CAM_FD_IRQ_HALT_DONE) |