diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
index 9416016..c7b8b9a 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
 	PM_PACK_PAYLOAD5(payload, PM_REGISTER_NOTIFIER,
 			 nid, event, wake, enable);
 
-	return pm_ipi_send(primary_proc, payload);
+	return pm_ipi_send_sync(primary_proc, payload, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /**