diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/tc2_pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/tc2_pm.c
index b3328cd46c33..1aa4ccece69f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/tc2_pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/tc2_pm.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void tc2_pm_cpu_powerdown_prepare(unsigned int cpu, unsigned int cluster)
 	 * to the CPU by disabling the GIC CPU IF to prevent wfi
 	 * from completing execution behind power controller back
 	 */
-	gic_cpu_if_down();
+	gic_cpu_if_down(0);
 }
 
 static void tc2_pm_cluster_powerdown_prepare(unsigned int cluster)
diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
index 84fc622d0309..aa3e7b8a69c4 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-gic.c
@@ -356,9 +356,9 @@ static u8 gic_get_cpumask(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
 	return mask;
 }
 
-static void gic_cpu_if_up(void)
+static void gic_cpu_if_up(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
 {
-	void __iomem *cpu_base = gic_data_cpu_base(&gic_data[0]);
+	void __iomem *cpu_base = gic_data_cpu_base(gic);
 	u32 bypass = 0;
 
 	/*
@@ -426,17 +426,23 @@ static void gic_cpu_init(struct gic_chip_data *gic)
 	gic_cpu_config(dist_base, NULL);
 
 	writel_relaxed(GICC_INT_PRI_THRESHOLD, base + GIC_CPU_PRIMASK);
-	gic_cpu_if_up();
+	gic_cpu_if_up(gic);
 }
 
-void gic_cpu_if_down(void)
+int gic_cpu_if_down(unsigned int gic_nr)
 {
-	void __iomem *cpu_base = gic_data_cpu_base(&gic_data[0]);
+	void __iomem *cpu_base;
 	u32 val = 0;
 
+	if (gic_nr >= MAX_GIC_NR)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	cpu_base = gic_data_cpu_base(&gic_data[gic_nr]);
 	val = readl(cpu_base + GIC_CPU_CTRL);
 	val &= ~GICC_ENABLE;
 	writel_relaxed(val, cpu_base + GIC_CPU_CTRL);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_PM
@@ -572,7 +578,7 @@ static void gic_cpu_restore(unsigned int gic_nr)
 					dist_base + GIC_DIST_PRI + i * 4);
 
 	writel_relaxed(GICC_INT_PRI_THRESHOLD, cpu_base + GIC_CPU_PRIMASK);
-	gic_cpu_if_up();
+	gic_cpu_if_up(&gic_data[gic_nr]);
 }
 
 static int gic_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long cmd,	void *v)
diff --git a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
index 61a2007eb49a..65da435d01c1 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqchip/arm-gic.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ struct device_node;
 void gic_init_bases(unsigned int, int, void __iomem *, void __iomem *,
 		    u32 offset, struct device_node *);
 void gic_cascade_irq(unsigned int gic_nr, unsigned int irq);
-void gic_cpu_if_down(void);
+int gic_cpu_if_down(unsigned int gic_nr);
 
 static inline void gic_init(unsigned int nr, int start,
 			    void __iomem *dist , void __iomem *cpu)