diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
index 496c33b..221ff15 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/acpi.h
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@ extern int acpi_disabled;
 extern int acpi_noirq;
 extern int acpi_pci_disabled;
 
+/* 1 to indicate PSCI 0.2+ is implemented */
+static inline bool acpi_psci_present(void)
+{
+	return acpi_gbl_FADT.arm_boot_flags & ACPI_FADT_PSCI_COMPLIANT;
+}
+
+/* 1 to indicate HVC must be used instead of SMC as the PSCI conduit */
+static inline bool acpi_psci_use_hvc(void)
+{
+	return acpi_gbl_FADT.arm_boot_flags & ACPI_FADT_PSCI_USE_HVC;
+}
+
 static inline void disable_acpi(void)
 {
 	acpi_disabled = 1;
@@ -49,6 +61,8 @@ static inline void arch_fix_phys_package_id(int num, u32 slot) { }
 
 #else
 static inline void disable_acpi(void) { }
+static inline bool acpi_psci_present(void) { return false; }
+static inline bool acpi_psci_use_hvc(void) { return false; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI */
 
 #endif /*_ASM_ACPI_H*/
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/psci.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/psci.h
index e5312ea..2454bc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/psci.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/psci.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_PSCI_H
 #define __ASM_PSCI_H
 
-int psci_init(void);
+int psci_dt_init(void);
+int psci_acpi_init(void);
 
 #endif /* __ASM_PSCI_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/psci.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/psci.c
index f1dbca7..0ec0dc5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/psci.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/psci.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "psci: " fmt
 
+#include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/psci.h>
 
+#include <asm/acpi.h>
 #include <asm/compiler.h>
 #include <asm/cpu_ops.h>
 #include <asm/errno.h>
@@ -304,6 +306,33 @@ static void psci_sys_poweroff(void)
 	invoke_psci_fn(PSCI_0_2_FN_SYSTEM_OFF, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
+static void __init psci_0_2_set_functions(void)
+{
+	pr_info("Using standard PSCI v0.2 function IDs\n");
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_SUSPEND] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_CPU_SUSPEND;
+	psci_ops.cpu_suspend = psci_cpu_suspend;
+
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_OFF] = PSCI_0_2_FN_CPU_OFF;
+	psci_ops.cpu_off = psci_cpu_off;
+
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_ON] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_CPU_ON;
+	psci_ops.cpu_on = psci_cpu_on;
+
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_MIGRATE] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_MIGRATE;
+	psci_ops.migrate = psci_migrate;
+
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_AFFINITY_INFO] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_AFFINITY_INFO;
+	psci_ops.affinity_info = psci_affinity_info;
+
+	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE] =
+		PSCI_0_2_FN_MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE;
+	psci_ops.migrate_info_type = psci_migrate_info_type;
+
+	arm_pm_restart = psci_sys_reset;
+
+	pm_power_off = psci_sys_poweroff;
+}
+
 /*
  * PSCI Function IDs for v0.2+ are well defined so use
  * standard values.
@@ -337,29 +366,7 @@ static int __init psci_0_2_init(struct device_node *np)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pr_info("Using standard PSCI v0.2 function IDs\n");
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_SUSPEND] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_CPU_SUSPEND;
-	psci_ops.cpu_suspend = psci_cpu_suspend;
-
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_OFF] = PSCI_0_2_FN_CPU_OFF;
-	psci_ops.cpu_off = psci_cpu_off;
-
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_CPU_ON] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_CPU_ON;
-	psci_ops.cpu_on = psci_cpu_on;
-
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_MIGRATE] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_MIGRATE;
-	psci_ops.migrate = psci_migrate;
-
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_AFFINITY_INFO] = PSCI_0_2_FN64_AFFINITY_INFO;
-	psci_ops.affinity_info = psci_affinity_info;
-
-	psci_function_id[PSCI_FN_MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE] =
-		PSCI_0_2_FN_MIGRATE_INFO_TYPE;
-	psci_ops.migrate_info_type = psci_migrate_info_type;
-
-	arm_pm_restart = psci_sys_reset;
-
-	pm_power_off = psci_sys_poweroff;
+	psci_0_2_set_functions();
 
 out_put_node:
 	of_node_put(np);
@@ -412,7 +419,7 @@ static const struct of_device_id psci_of_match[] __initconst = {
 	{},
 };
 
-int __init psci_init(void)
+int __init psci_dt_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
 	const struct of_device_id *matched_np;
@@ -427,6 +434,29 @@ int __init psci_init(void)
 	return init_fn(np);
 }
 
+/*
+ * We use PSCI 0.2+ when ACPI is deployed on ARM64 and it's
+ * explicitly clarified in SBBR
+ */
+int __init psci_acpi_init(void)
+{
+	if (!acpi_psci_present()) {
+		pr_info("is not implemented in ACPI.\n");
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+
+	pr_info("probing for conduit method from ACPI.\n");
+
+	if (acpi_psci_use_hvc())
+		invoke_psci_fn = __invoke_psci_fn_hvc;
+	else
+		invoke_psci_fn = __invoke_psci_fn_smc;
+
+	psci_0_2_set_functions();
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
 
 static int __init cpu_psci_cpu_init(struct device_node *dn, unsigned int cpu)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
index 5d139e1..ef5b1e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -411,10 +411,12 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	efi_idmap_init();
 	early_ioremap_reset();
 
-	if (acpi_disabled)
+	if (acpi_disabled) {
 		unflatten_device_tree();
-
-	psci_init();
+		psci_dt_init();
+	} else {
+		psci_acpi_init();
+	}
 
 	cpu_read_bootcpu_ops();
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
