diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.c
index 659a1c4..bcf6865 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.c
@@ -147,13 +147,19 @@
 
 }
 
-int hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(unsigned int cluster)
+int hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(void)
 {
-	unsigned int val;
+	unsigned int val1;
+	unsigned int val2;
+
+	val1 = mmio_read_32(CPUIDLE_FLAG_REG(0));
+	val1 &= AP_SUSPEND_FLAG;
 
-	val = mmio_read_32(CPUIDLE_FLAG_REG(cluster));
-	val &= AP_SUSPEND_FLAG;
-	return !!val;
+	val2 = mmio_read_32(CPUIDLE_FLAG_REG(1));
+	val2 &= AP_SUSPEND_FLAG;
+
+	val1 |= val2;
+	return (val1 != 0);
 }
 
 void hisi_set_cluster_pwdn_flag(unsigned int cluster,
@@ -164,7 +170,8 @@
 	hisi_cpuhotplug_lock(cluster, core);
 
 	val = mmio_read_32(REG_SCBAKDATA3_OFFSET);
-	val = (value << (cluster << 1)) | (val & 0xFFFFFFF);
+	val &= ~(0x3U << ((2 * cluster) + 28));
+	val |= (value << (2 * cluster));
 	mmio_write_32(REG_SCBAKDATA3_OFFSET, val);
 
 	hisi_cpuhotplug_unlock(cluster, core);
@@ -258,6 +265,17 @@
 	return val;
 }
 
+static int check_hotplug(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int boot_flag)
+{
+	unsigned int mask = 0xF;
+
+	if (hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag() ||
+	    ((boot_flag & mask) == mask))
+		return 0;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int hisi_test_pwrdn_allcores(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int core)
 {
 	unsigned int mask = 0xf << (core * 4);
@@ -268,7 +286,8 @@
 	mask = (PDC_COREPWRSTAT_MASK & (~mask));
 	pdc_stat &= mask;
 
-	if ((boot_flag ^ cpuidle_flag) || pdc_stat)
+	if ((boot_flag ^ cpuidle_flag) || pdc_stat ||
+	    check_hotplug(cluster, boot_flag))
 		return 0;
 	else
 		return 1;
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.h b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.h
index c0170ad..e0cb381 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.h
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/drivers/pwrc/hisi_pwrc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 int cluster_is_powered_on(unsigned int cluster);
 void hisi_enter_core_idle(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int core);
 void hisi_enter_cluster_idle(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int core);
-int hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(unsigned int cluster);
+int hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(void);
 void hisi_enter_ap_suspend(unsigned int cluster, unsigned int core);
 
 
diff --git a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
index 676cfa3..ede893e 100644
--- a/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
+++ b/plat/hisilicon/hikey960/hikey960_pm.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 			/* check the SR flag bit to determine
 			 * CLUSTER_IDLE_IPC or AP_SR_IPC to send
 			 */
-			if (hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(cluster))
+			if (hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag())
 				hisi_enter_ap_suspend(cluster, core);
 			else
 				hisi_enter_cluster_idle(cluster, core);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 	hisi_clear_cpuidle_flag(cluster, core);
 	hisi_cpuidle_unlock(cluster, core);
 
-	if (hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag(cluster)) {
+	if (hisi_test_ap_suspend_flag()) {
 		hikey960_sr_dma_reinit();
 		gicv2_cpuif_enable();
 		console_pl011_register(uart_base, PL011_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,