diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/ddr4_dvfs.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/ddr4_dvfs.c
index cdc7dc2..3ee68e4 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/ddr4_dvfs.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/ddr4_dvfs.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2018-2022 NXP
+ * Copyright 2018-2023 NXP
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
 	 * 12. Wait until STAT.operating_mode[1:0]!=11 indicating that the
 	 * controller is not in self-refresh mode.
 	 */
-	while ((mmio_read_32(DDRC_STAT(0)) & 0x3) == 0x3) {
-		;
+	if ((mmio_read_32(DDRC_STAT(0)) & 0x3) == 0x3) {
+		VERBOSE("DRAM is in Self Refresh\n");
 	}
 
 	/*