diff --git a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_bl31_setup.c b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_bl31_setup.c
index f8ce6605b..b1da7942b 100644
--- a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_bl31_setup.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <common/interrupt_props.h>
 #include <plat/common/platform.h>
 #include <platform_def.h>
+#include <lib/mmio.h>
 #include <lib/xlat_tables/xlat_mmu_helpers.h>
 
 #include "gxl_private.h"
@@ -100,12 +101,19 @@ void bl31_plat_arch_setup(void)
 	enable_mmu_el3(0);
 }
 
+static inline bool gxl_scp_ready(void)
+{
+	return GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_IS_READY(mmio_read_32(GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_STAT));
+}
+
 static inline void gxl_scp_boot(void)
 {
 	scpi_upload_scp_fw(bl30_image_info.image_base,
 			bl30_image_info.image_size, 0);
 	scpi_upload_scp_fw(bl301_image_info.image_base,
 			bl301_image_info.image_size, 1);
+	while (!gxl_scp_ready())
+		;
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
diff --git a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_def.h b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_def.h
index ada26560c..089fa8db9 100644
--- a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_def.h
+++ b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_def.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -91,6 +91,12 @@
 #define GXBB_SYS_CPU_CFG7			UL(0xC8834664)
 
 #define GXBB_AO_RTI_STATUS_REG3			UL(0xDA10001C)
+#define GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_STAT			UL(0xDA10023C)
+#define GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_READY_OFF		U(0x14)
+#define GXBB_A0_RTI_SCP_READY_MASK		U(3)
+#define GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_IS_READY(v)		\
+	((((v) >> GXBB_AO_RTI_SCP_READY_OFF) & \
+	  GXBB_A0_RTI_SCP_READY_MASK) == GXBB_A0_RTI_SCP_READY_MASK)
 
 #define GXBB_HIU_MAILBOX_SET_0			UL(0xDA83C404)
 #define GXBB_HIU_MAILBOX_STAT_0			UL(0xDA83C408)
diff --git a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_pm.c b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_pm.c
index d9b69ef82..5136c89aa 100644
--- a/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_pm.c
+++ b/plat/meson/gxl/gxl_pm.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2019, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -27,20 +27,29 @@
 static uintptr_t gxbb_sec_entrypoint;
 static volatile uint32_t gxbb_cpu0_go;
 
-static void gxbb_program_mailbox(u_register_t mpidr, uint64_t value)
+static void gxl_pm_set_reset_addr(u_register_t mpidr, uint64_t value)
 {
 	unsigned int core = plat_gxbb_calc_core_pos(mpidr);
 	uintptr_t cpu_mailbox_addr = GXBB_PSCI_MAILBOX_BASE + (core << 4);
 
 	mmio_write_64(cpu_mailbox_addr, value);
-	flush_dcache_range(cpu_mailbox_addr, sizeof(uint64_t));
+}
+
+static void gxl_pm_reset(u_register_t mpidr)
+{
+	unsigned int core = plat_gxbb_calc_core_pos(mpidr);
+	uintptr_t cpu_mailbox_addr = GXBB_PSCI_MAILBOX_BASE + (core << 4) + 8;
+
+	mmio_write_32(cpu_mailbox_addr, 0);
 }
 
 static void __dead2 gxbb_system_reset(void)
 {
 	INFO("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET\n");
 
+	u_register_t mpidr = read_mpidr_el1();
 	uint32_t status = mmio_read_32(GXBB_AO_RTI_STATUS_REG3);
+	int ret;
 
 	NOTICE("BL31: Reboot reason: 0x%x\n", status);
 
@@ -50,13 +59,15 @@ static void __dead2 gxbb_system_reset(void)
 
 	mmio_write_32(GXBB_AO_RTI_STATUS_REG3, status);
 
-	int ret = scpi_sys_power_state(SCPI_SYSTEM_REBOOT);
+	ret = scpi_sys_power_state(SCPI_SYSTEM_REBOOT);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		ERROR("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET: SCP error: %u\n", ret);
+		ERROR("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET: SCP error: %i\n", ret);
 		panic();
 	}
 
+	gxl_pm_reset(mpidr);
+
 	wfi();
 
 	ERROR("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_RESET: Operation not handled\n");
@@ -67,14 +78,18 @@ static void __dead2 gxbb_system_off(void)
 {
 	INFO("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF\n");
 
-	unsigned int ret = scpi_sys_power_state(SCPI_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN);
+	u_register_t mpidr = read_mpidr_el1();
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = scpi_sys_power_state(SCPI_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN);
 
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		ERROR("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF: SCP error %u\n", ret);
+		ERROR("BL31: PSCI_SYSTEM_OFF: SCP error %i\n", ret);
 		panic();
 	}
 
-	gxbb_program_mailbox(read_mpidr_el1(), 0);
+	gxl_pm_set_reset_addr(mpidr, 0);
+	gxl_pm_reset(mpidr);
 
 	wfi();
 
@@ -101,7 +116,7 @@ static int32_t gxbb_pwr_domain_on(u_register_t mpidr)
 		return PSCI_E_SUCCESS;
 	}
 
-	gxbb_program_mailbox(mpidr, gxbb_sec_entrypoint);
+	gxl_pm_set_reset_addr(mpidr, gxbb_sec_entrypoint);
 	scpi_set_css_power_state(mpidr,
 				 SCPI_POWER_ON, SCPI_POWER_ON, SCPI_POWER_ON);
 	dmbsy();
@@ -133,10 +148,6 @@ static void gxbb_pwr_domain_off(const psci_power_state_t *target_state)
 {
 	u_register_t mpidr = read_mpidr_el1();
 	unsigned int core = plat_gxbb_calc_core_pos(mpidr);
-	uintptr_t addr = GXBB_PSCI_MAILBOX_BASE + 8 + (core << 4);
-
-	mmio_write_32(addr, 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	flush_dcache_range(addr, sizeof(uint32_t));
 
 	gicv2_cpuif_disable();