diff --git a/plat/qemu/common/qemu_pm.c b/plat/qemu/common/qemu_pm.c
index c4ffcf9..c2b5091 100644
--- a/plat/qemu/common/qemu_pm.c
+++ b/plat/qemu/common/qemu_pm.c
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@
 #ifdef SECURE_GPIO_BASE
 	ERROR("QEMU System Power off: with GPIO.\n");
 	gpio_set_direction(SECURE_GPIO_POWEROFF, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
-	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_POWEROFF, GPIO_LEVEL_HIGH);
 	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_POWEROFF, GPIO_LEVEL_LOW);
+	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_POWEROFF, GPIO_LEVEL_HIGH);
 #else
 	semihosting_exit(ADP_STOPPED_APPLICATION_EXIT, 0);
 	ERROR("QEMU System Off: semihosting call unexpectedly returned.\n");
@@ -222,8 +222,8 @@
 	ERROR("QEMU System Reset: with GPIO.\n");
 #ifdef SECURE_GPIO_BASE
 	gpio_set_direction(SECURE_GPIO_RESET, GPIO_DIR_OUT);
-	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_RESET, GPIO_LEVEL_HIGH);
 	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_RESET, GPIO_LEVEL_LOW);
+	gpio_set_value(SECURE_GPIO_RESET, GPIO_LEVEL_HIGH);
 #else
 	ERROR("QEMU System Reset: operation not handled.\n");
 #endif