diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/clock.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/clock.c
index 986ba61..8b132d2 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/clock.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/clock.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
 
 	/* unbypass the PLL */
 	mmio_clrbits_32(HW_DRAM_PLL_CFG0, 0x30);
-	while (!(mmio_read_32(HW_DRAM_PLL_CFG0) & (1 << 31))) {
+	while (!(mmio_read_32(HW_DRAM_PLL_CFG0) & BIT(31))) {
 		;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c
index f5f9df7..b5f6973 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/ddr/dram.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
 
 #include <dram.h>
+#include <gpc.h>
 
 #define IMX_SIP_DDR_DVFS_GET_FREQ_COUNT		0x10
 #define IMX_SIP_DDR_DVFS_GET_FREQ_INFO		0x11
@@ -350,7 +351,13 @@
 				plat_ic_raise_el3_sgi(0x8, i);
 			}
 		}
-
+#if defined(PLAT_imx8mq)
+		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < PLATFORM_CORE_COUNT; i++) {
+			if (i != cpu_id && online_cores & (1 << (i * 8))) {
+				imx_gpc_core_wake(1 << i);
+			}
+		}
+#endif
 		/* make sure all the core in WFE */
 		online_cores &= ~(0x1 << (cpu_id * 8));
 		while (1) {
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/include/gpc.h b/plat/imx/imx8m/include/gpc.h
index eb33abd..8eb3e06 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/include/gpc.h
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/include/gpc.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 
 #if defined(PLAT_imx8mq)
 void imx_gpc_set_a53_core_awake(uint32_t core_id);
+void imx_gpc_core_wake(uint32_t cpumask);
 #endif
 
 #endif /*IMX8M_GPC_H */