diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
index bfab75bd272c..9f530b73bd3e 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/ktime.h>
 #include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 #include <linux/regmap.h>
 #include <linux/reset-controller.h>
@@ -42,12 +43,12 @@
 
 #define domain_to_gdsc(domain) container_of(domain, struct gdsc, pd)
 
-static int gdsc_is_enabled(struct gdsc *sc)
+static int gdsc_is_enabled(struct gdsc *sc, unsigned int reg)
 {
 	u32 val;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = regmap_read(sc->regmap, sc->gdscr, &val);
+	ret = regmap_read(sc->regmap, reg, &val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -58,28 +59,35 @@ static int gdsc_toggle_logic(struct gdsc *sc, bool en)
 {
 	int ret;
 	u32 val = en ? 0 : SW_COLLAPSE_MASK;
-	u32 check = en ? PWR_ON_MASK : 0;
-	unsigned long timeout;
+	ktime_t start;
+	unsigned int status_reg = sc->gdscr;
 
 	ret = regmap_update_bits(sc->regmap, sc->gdscr, SW_COLLAPSE_MASK, val);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	timeout = jiffies + usecs_to_jiffies(TIMEOUT_US);
+	if (sc->gds_hw_ctrl) {
+		status_reg = sc->gds_hw_ctrl;
+		/*
+		 * The gds hw controller asserts/de-asserts the status bit soon
+		 * after it receives a power on/off request from a master.
+		 * The controller then takes around 8 xo cycles to start its
+		 * internal state machine and update the status bit. During
+		 * this time, the status bit does not reflect the true status
+		 * of the core.
+		 * Add a delay of 1 us between writing to the SW_COLLAPSE bit
+		 * and polling the status bit.
+		 */
+		udelay(1);
+	}
+
+	start = ktime_get();
 	do {
-		ret = regmap_read(sc->regmap, sc->gdscr, &val);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		if ((val & PWR_ON_MASK) == check)
+		if (gdsc_is_enabled(sc, status_reg) == en)
 			return 0;
-	} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));
+	} while (ktime_us_delta(ktime_get(), start) < TIMEOUT_US);
 
-	ret = regmap_read(sc->regmap, sc->gdscr, &val);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if ((val & PWR_ON_MASK) == check)
+	if (gdsc_is_enabled(sc, status_reg) == en)
 		return 0;
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
@@ -165,6 +173,7 @@ static int gdsc_init(struct gdsc *sc)
 {
 	u32 mask, val;
 	int on, ret;
+	unsigned int reg;
 
 	/*
 	 * Disable HW trigger: collapse/restore occur based on registers writes.
@@ -185,7 +194,8 @@ static int gdsc_init(struct gdsc *sc)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	on = gdsc_is_enabled(sc);
+	reg = sc->gds_hw_ctrl ? sc->gds_hw_ctrl : sc->gdscr;
+	on = gdsc_is_enabled(sc, reg);
 	if (on < 0)
 		return on;
 
diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
index 4e9dfc11ef57..66a43beb9f57 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct reset_controller_dev;
  * @pd: generic power domain
  * @regmap: regmap for MMIO accesses
  * @gdscr: gsdc control register
+ * @gds_hw_ctrl: gds_hw_ctrl register
  * @cxcs: offsets of branch registers to toggle mem/periph bits in
  * @cxc_count: number of @cxcs
  * @pwrsts: Possible powerdomain power states
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct gdsc {
 	struct generic_pm_domain	*parent;
 	struct regmap			*regmap;
 	unsigned int			gdscr;
+	unsigned int			gds_hw_ctrl;
 	unsigned int			*cxcs;
 	unsigned int			cxc_count;
 	const u8			pwrsts;