diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
index 1b926df99c4b..40f8c37c8178 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/platsmp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <asm/hardware/gic.h>
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 #include <asm/smp_scu.h>
+#include <asm/smp_plat.h>
 
 #include <mach/powergate.h>
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 
 extern void tegra_secondary_startup(void);
 
+static cpumask_t tegra_cpu_init_mask;
 static void __iomem *scu_base = IO_ADDRESS(TEGRA_ARM_PERIF_BASE);
 
 #define EVP_CPU_RESET_VECTOR \
@@ -50,6 +52,7 @@ static void __cpuinit tegra_secondary_init(unsigned int cpu)
 	 */
 	gic_secondary_init(0);
 
+	cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, &tegra_cpu_init_mask);
 }
 
 static int tegra20_power_up_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
@@ -72,7 +75,35 @@ static int tegra30_power_up_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 	if (pwrgateid < 0)
 		return pwrgateid;
 
-	/* If this is the first boot, toggle powergates directly. */
+	/*
+	 * The power up sequence of cold boot CPU and warm boot CPU
+	 * was different.
+	 *
+	 * For warm boot CPU that was resumed from CPU hotplug, the
+	 * power will be resumed automatically after un-halting the
+	 * flow controller of the warm boot CPU. We need to wait for
+	 * the confirmaiton that the CPU is powered then removing
+	 * the IO clamps.
+	 * For cold boot CPU, do not wait. After the cold boot CPU be
+	 * booted, it will run to tegra_secondary_init() and set
+	 * tegra_cpu_init_mask which influences what tegra30_power_up_cpu()
+	 * next time around.
+	 */
+	if (cpumask_test_cpu(cpu, &tegra_cpu_init_mask)) {
+		timeout = jiffies + 5*HZ;
+		do {
+			if (!tegra_powergate_is_powered(pwrgateid))
+				goto remove_clamps;
+			udelay(10);
+		} while (time_before(jiffies, timeout));
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The power status of the cold boot CPU is power gated as
+	 * default. To power up the cold boot CPU, the power should
+	 * be un-gated by un-toggling the power gate register
+	 * manually.
+	 */
 	if (!tegra_powergate_is_powered(pwrgateid)) {
 		ret = tegra_powergate_power_on(pwrgateid);
 		if (ret)
@@ -87,6 +118,7 @@ static int tegra30_power_up_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 		}
 	}
 
+remove_clamps:
 	/* CPU partition is powered. Enable the CPU clock. */
 	tegra_enable_cpu_clock(cpu);
 	udelay(10);
@@ -105,6 +137,8 @@ static int __cpuinit tegra_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *
 {
 	int status;
 
+	cpu = cpu_logical_map(cpu);
+
 	/*
 	 * Force the CPU into reset. The CPU must remain in reset when the
 	 * flow controller state is cleared (which will cause the flow
@@ -165,6 +199,9 @@ static void __init tegra_smp_init_cpus(void)
 
 static void __init tegra_smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int max_cpus)
 {
+	/* Always mark the boot CPU (CPU0) as initialized. */
+	cpumask_set_cpu(0, &tegra_cpu_init_mask);
+
 	tegra_cpu_reset_handler_init();
 	scu_enable(scu_base);
 }