diff --git a/plat/xilinx/common/include/pm_ipi.h b/plat/xilinx/common/include/pm_ipi.h
index 52dfc47..ede71df 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/common/include/pm_ipi.h
+++ b/plat/xilinx/common/include/pm_ipi.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 enum pm_ret_status pm_ipi_send_sync(const struct pm_proc *proc,
 				    uint32_t payload[PAYLOAD_ARG_CNT],
 				    uint32_t *value, size_t count);
-void pm_ipi_buff_read_callb(uint32_t *value, size_t count);
+enum pm_ret_status pm_ipi_buff_read_callb(uint32_t *value, size_t count);
 void pm_ipi_irq_enable(const struct pm_proc *proc);
 void pm_ipi_irq_clear(const struct pm_proc *proc);
 uint32_t pm_ipi_irq_status(const struct pm_proc *proc);
diff --git a/plat/xilinx/common/pm_service/pm_ipi.c b/plat/xilinx/common/pm_service/pm_ipi.c
index 81f1939..37d0384 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/common/pm_service/pm_ipi.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/common/pm_service/pm_ipi.c
@@ -188,17 +188,20 @@
  *
  * This callback function fills requested data in @value from ipi response
  * buffer.
+ * @return 	Returns status, either success or error
  */
-void pm_ipi_buff_read_callb(uint32_t *value, size_t count)
+enum pm_ret_status pm_ipi_buff_read_callb(uint32_t *value, size_t count)
 {
 	size_t i;
 #if IPI_CRC_CHECK
+	uint32_t *payload_ptr = value;
 	size_t j;
 	unsigned int response_payload[PAYLOAD_ARG_CNT] = {0};
 #endif
 	uintptr_t buffer_base = IPI_BUFFER_REMOTE_BASE +
 				IPI_BUFFER_TARGET_LOCAL_OFFSET +
 				IPI_BUFFER_REQ_OFFSET;
+	enum pm_ret_status ret = PM_RET_SUCCESS;
 
 	if (count > IPI_BUFFER_MAX_WORDS) {
 		count = IPI_BUFFER_MAX_WORDS;
@@ -218,8 +221,14 @@
 			calculate_crc(response_payload, IPI_W0_TO_W6_SIZE)) {
 		NOTICE("ERROR in CRC response payload value:0x%x\n",
 					response_payload[PAYLOAD_CRC_POS]);
+		ret = PM_RET_ERROR_INVALID_CRC;
+		/* Payload data is invalid as CRC validation failed
+		 * Clear the payload to avoid leakage of data to upper layers
+		 */
+		memset(payload_ptr, 0, count);
 	}
 #endif
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /**