diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/gpc.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/gpc.c
index 107b53913..942ae459c 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/gpc.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/gpc.c
@@ -119,17 +119,21 @@ void imx_gpc_init(void)
 	uint32_t val;
 	int i;
 	/* mask all the interrupt by default */
+	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE0_A53 + i * 4, ~0x0);
+		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE1_A53 + i * 4, ~0x0);
+		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE2_A53 + i * 4, ~0x0);
+		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE3_A53 + i * 4, ~0x0);
+		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE0_M4 + i * 4, ~0x0);
+	}
 	/* Due to the hardware design requirement, need to make
 	 * sure GPR interrupt(#32) is unmasked during RUN mode to
 	 * avoid entering DSM mode by mistake.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE0_A53 + i * 4, 0xFFFFFFFE);
-		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE1_A53 + i * 4, 0xFFFFFFFE);
-		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE2_A53 + i * 4, 0xFFFFFFFE);
-		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE3_A53 + i * 4, 0xFFFFFFFE);
-		mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE0_M4 + i * 4, ~0x0);
-	}
+	mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE0_A53, 0xFFFFFFFE);
+	mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE1_A53, 0xFFFFFFFE);
+	mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE2_A53, 0xFFFFFFFE);
+	mmio_write_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + IMR1_CORE3_A53, 0xFFFFFFFE);
 
 	/* use external IRQs to wakeup C0~C3 from LPM */
 	val = mmio_read_32(IMX_GPC_BASE + LPCR_A53_BSC);