diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/common.h
index 3e0aca1f288a..6b775492cfad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/common.h
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ int mvebu_system_controller_get_soc_id(u32 *dev, u32 *rev);
 
 void __iomem *mvebu_get_scu_base(void);
 
-int mvebu_pm_init(void (*board_pm_enter)(void __iomem *sdram_reg, u32 srcmd));
-
+int mvebu_pm_suspend_init(void (*board_pm_enter)(void __iomem *sdram_reg,
+							u32 srcmd));
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm-board.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm-board.c
index 3ab06e7252c3..db17121d7d63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm-board.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm-board.c
@@ -134,11 +134,19 @@ static int __init mvebu_armada_pm_init(void)
 	if (!gpio_ctrl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mvebu_pm_init(mvebu_armada_pm_enter);
+	mvebu_pm_suspend_init(mvebu_armada_pm_enter);
 
 out:
 	of_node_put(np);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-late_initcall(mvebu_armada_pm_init);
+/*
+ * Registering the mvebu_board_pm_enter callback must be done before
+ * the platform_suspend_ops will be registered. In the same time we
+ * also need to have the gpio devices registered. That's why we use a
+ * device_initcall_sync which is called after all the device_initcall
+ * (used by the gpio device) but before the late_initcall (used to
+ * register the platform_suspend_ops)
+ */
+device_initcall_sync(mvebu_armada_pm_init);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm.c
index ca94f07407f1..b058307088f3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-mvebu/pm.c
@@ -163,13 +163,10 @@ static int mvebu_pm_store_bootinfo(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mvebu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
+static int mvebu_enter_suspend(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (state != PM_SUSPEND_MEM)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	ret = mvebu_pm_store_bootinfo();
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -185,16 +182,57 @@ static int mvebu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
 	set_cpu_coherent();
 
 	cpu_pm_exit();
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mvebu_pm_enter(suspend_state_t state)
+{
+	switch (state) {
+	case PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY:
+		cpu_do_idle();
+		break;
+	case PM_SUSPEND_MEM:
+		return mvebu_enter_suspend();
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int mvebu_pm_valid(suspend_state_t state)
+{
+	if (state == PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (state == PM_SUSPEND_MEM && mvebu_board_pm_enter != NULL)
+		return 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static const struct platform_suspend_ops mvebu_pm_ops = {
 	.enter = mvebu_pm_enter,
-	.valid = suspend_valid_only_mem,
+	.valid = mvebu_pm_valid,
 };
 
-int __init mvebu_pm_init(void (*board_pm_enter)(void __iomem *sdram_reg, u32 srcmd))
+static int __init mvebu_pm_init(void)
+{
+	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("marvell,armadaxp") &&
+	    !of_machine_is_compatible("marvell,armada370") &&
+	    !of_machine_is_compatible("marvell,armada380") &&
+	    !of_machine_is_compatible("marvell,armada390"))
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	suspend_set_ops(&mvebu_pm_ops);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+late_initcall(mvebu_pm_init);
+
+int __init mvebu_pm_suspend_init(void (*board_pm_enter)(void __iomem *sdram_reg,
+							u32 srcmd))
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 	struct resource res;
@@ -226,7 +264,5 @@ int __init mvebu_pm_init(void (*board_pm_enter)(void __iomem *sdram_reg, u32 src
 
 	mvebu_board_pm_enter = board_pm_enter;
 
-	suspend_set_ops(&mvebu_pm_ops);
-
 	return 0;
 }