diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
index 423dda996b5dc..0d6ba8b3fa0e0 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/msm8916.dtsi
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
 		};
 
 		idle-states {
+			entry-method = "psci";
+
 			CPU_SPC: spc {
 				compatible = "arm,idle-state";
 				arm,psci-suspend-param = <0x40000002>;