diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
index f58bb66a6327..dbb6f5a8ded1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_device.c
@@ -225,29 +225,12 @@ static irqreturn_t pvr_device_irq_thread_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	}
 
 	if (pvr_dev->has_safety_events) {
-		int err;
-
-		/*
-		 * Ensure the GPU is powered on since some safety events (such
-		 * as ECC faults) can happen outside of job submissions, which
-		 * are otherwise the only time a power reference is held.
-		 */
-		err = pvr_power_get(pvr_dev);
-		if (err) {
-			drm_err_ratelimited(drm_dev,
-					    "%s: could not take power reference (%d)\n",
-					    __func__, err);
-			return ret;
-		}
-
 		while (pvr_device_safety_irq_pending(pvr_dev)) {
 			pvr_device_safety_irq_clear(pvr_dev);
 			pvr_device_handle_safety_events(pvr_dev);
 
 			ret = IRQ_HANDLED;
 		}
-
-		pvr_power_put(pvr_dev);
 	}
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_power.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_power.c
index ab10b4ac06b0..cee4d16ac851 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_power.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/imagination/pvr_power.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ pvr_power_request_pwr_off(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev)
 }
 
 static int
-pvr_power_fw_disable(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev, bool hard_reset)
+pvr_power_fw_disable(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev, bool hard_reset, bool rpm_suspend)
 {
 	if (!hard_reset) {
 		int err;
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ pvr_power_fw_disable(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev, bool hard_reset)
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	if (rpm_suspend) {
+		/* Wait for late processing of GPU or firmware IRQs in other cores */
+		synchronize_irq(pvr_dev->irq);
+	}
+
 	return pvr_fw_stop(pvr_dev);
 }
 
@@ -361,7 +366,7 @@ pvr_power_device_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	if (pvr_dev->fw_dev.booted) {
-		err = pvr_power_fw_disable(pvr_dev, false);
+		err = pvr_power_fw_disable(pvr_dev, false, true);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_drm_dev_exit;
 	}
@@ -527,7 +532,7 @@ pvr_power_reset(struct pvr_device *pvr_dev, bool hard_reset)
 			queues_disabled = true;
 		}
 
-		err = pvr_power_fw_disable(pvr_dev, hard_reset);
+		err = pvr_power_fw_disable(pvr_dev, hard_reset, false);
 		if (!err) {
 			if (hard_reset) {
 				pvr_dev->fw_dev.booted = false;