diff --git a/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr.c b/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr.c
index a87914f..b9300dd 100644
--- a/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr.c
+++ b/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr.c
@@ -639,7 +639,8 @@
 	start_sw_done(ctl);
 	/* quasi-dynamic register update*/
 	setbits_le32(&ctl->rfshctl3, DDRCTRL_RFSHCTL3_DIS_AUTO_REFRESH);
-	clrbits_le32(&ctl->pwrctl, DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_POWERDOWN_EN);
+	clrbits_le32(&ctl->pwrctl, DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_POWERDOWN_EN |
+				   DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_SELFREF_EN);
 	clrbits_le32(&ctl->dfimisc, DDRCTRL_DFIMISC_DFI_INIT_COMPLETE_EN);
 	wait_sw_done_ack(ctl);
 }
@@ -652,6 +653,8 @@
 		clrbits_le32(&ctl->rfshctl3, DDRCTRL_RFSHCTL3_DIS_AUTO_REFRESH);
 	if (pwrctl & DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_POWERDOWN_EN)
 		setbits_le32(&ctl->pwrctl, DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_POWERDOWN_EN);
+	if ((pwrctl & DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_SELFREF_EN))
+		setbits_le32(&ctl->pwrctl, DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_SELFREF_EN);
 	setbits_le32(&ctl->dfimisc, DDRCTRL_DFIMISC_DFI_INIT_COMPLETE_EN);
 	wait_sw_done_ack(ctl);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr_regs.h b/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr_regs.h
index 9d33186..afd93c5 100644
--- a/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr_regs.h
+++ b/drivers/ram/stm32mp1/stm32mp1_ddr_regs.h
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@
 
 #define DDRCTRL_MRSTAT_MR_WR_BUSY		BIT(0)
 
+#define DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_SELFREF_EN		BIT(0)
 #define DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_POWERDOWN_EN		BIT(1)
 #define DDRCTRL_PWRCTL_SELFREF_SW		BIT(5)