diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_afflvl_suspend.c b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_afflvl_suspend.c
index 35f9e4a..9ede65d 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_afflvl_suspend.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_afflvl_suspend.c
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@
 			int start_afflvl,
 			int end_afflvl)
 {
+	int skip_wfi = 0;
 	mpidr_aff_map_nodes_t mpidr_nodes;
 	unsigned int max_phys_off_afflvl;
 
@@ -281,6 +282,16 @@
 				  mpidr_nodes);
 
 	/*
+	 * We check if there are any pending interrupts after the delay
+	 * introduced by lock contention to increase the chances of early
+	 * detection that a wake-up interrupt has fired.
+	 */
+	if (read_isr_el1()) {
+		skip_wfi = 1;
+		goto exit;
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Call the cpu suspend handler registered by the Secure Payload
 	 * Dispatcher to let it do any bookeeping. If the handler encounters an
 	 * error, it's expected to assert within
@@ -323,6 +334,7 @@
 	 */
 	psci_set_max_phys_off_afflvl(PSCI_INVALID_DATA);
 
+exit:
 	/*
 	 * Release the locks corresponding to each affinity level in the
 	 * reverse order to which they were acquired.
@@ -330,6 +342,8 @@
 	psci_release_afflvl_locks(start_afflvl,
 				  end_afflvl,
 				  mpidr_nodes);
+	if (!skip_wfi)
+		psci_power_down_wfi();
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************