diff --git a/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_pm.c b/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
index ec4b55b..0c74b2f 100644
--- a/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
+++ b/plat/marvell/a8k/common/plat_pm.c
@@ -379,8 +379,10 @@
  */
 static void a8k_cpu_standby(plat_local_state_t cpu_state)
 {
-	ERROR("%s: needs to be implemented\n", __func__);
-	panic();
+	if (!is_pm_fw_running()) {
+		ERROR("%s: needs to be implemented\n", __func__);
+		panic();
+	}
 }
 
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