diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
index 18e232b5ed53..8c28d5e50500 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
@@ -310,73 +310,103 @@ static int genpd_xlate_performance_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 						  pstate);
 }
 
+static int _genpd_set_performance_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
+					unsigned int state, int depth);
+
+static void _genpd_rollback_parent_state(struct gpd_link *link, int depth)
+{
+	struct generic_pm_domain *parent = link->parent;
+	int parent_state;
+
+	genpd_lock_nested(parent, depth + 1);
+
+	parent_state = link->prev_performance_state;
+	link->performance_state = parent_state;
+
+	parent_state = _genpd_reeval_performance_state(parent, parent_state);
+	if (_genpd_set_performance_state(parent, parent_state, depth + 1)) {
+		pr_err("%s: Failed to roll back to %d performance state\n",
+		       parent->name, parent_state);
+	}
+
+	genpd_unlock(parent);
+}
+
+static int _genpd_set_parent_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
+				   struct gpd_link *link,
+				   unsigned int state, int depth)
+{
+	struct generic_pm_domain *parent = link->parent;
+	int parent_state, ret;
+
+	/* Find parent's performance state */
+	ret = genpd_xlate_performance_state(genpd, parent, state);
+	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
+		return ret;
+
+	parent_state = ret;
+
+	genpd_lock_nested(parent, depth + 1);
+
+	link->prev_performance_state = link->performance_state;
+	link->performance_state = parent_state;
+
+	parent_state = _genpd_reeval_performance_state(parent, parent_state);
+	ret = _genpd_set_performance_state(parent, parent_state, depth + 1);
+	if (ret)
+		link->performance_state = link->prev_performance_state;
+
+	genpd_unlock(parent);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int _genpd_set_performance_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 					unsigned int state, int depth)
 {
-	struct generic_pm_domain *parent;
-	struct gpd_link *link;
-	int parent_state, ret;
+	struct gpd_link *link = NULL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (state == genpd->performance_state)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Propagate to parents of genpd */
-	list_for_each_entry(link, &genpd->child_links, child_node) {
-		parent = link->parent;
-
-		/* Find parent's performance state */
-		ret = genpd_xlate_performance_state(genpd, parent, state);
-		if (unlikely(ret < 0))
-			goto err;
-
-		parent_state = ret;
-
-		genpd_lock_nested(parent, depth + 1);
-
-		link->prev_performance_state = link->performance_state;
-		link->performance_state = parent_state;
-		parent_state = _genpd_reeval_performance_state(parent,
-						parent_state);
-		ret = _genpd_set_performance_state(parent, parent_state, depth + 1);
-		if (ret)
-			link->performance_state = link->prev_performance_state;
-
-		genpd_unlock(parent);
-
-		if (ret)
-			goto err;
+	/* When scaling up, propagate to parents first in normal order */
+	if (state > genpd->performance_state) {
+		list_for_each_entry(link, &genpd->child_links, child_node) {
+			ret = _genpd_set_parent_state(genpd, link, state, depth);
+			if (ret)
+				goto rollback_parents_up;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (genpd->set_performance_state) {
 		ret = genpd->set_performance_state(genpd, state);
-		if (ret)
-			goto err;
+		if (ret) {
+			if (link)
+				goto rollback_parents_up;
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* When scaling down, propagate to parents last in reverse order */
+	if (state < genpd->performance_state) {
+		list_for_each_entry_reverse(link, &genpd->child_links, child_node) {
+			ret = _genpd_set_parent_state(genpd, link, state, depth);
+			if (ret)
+				goto rollback_parents_down;
+		}
 	}
 
 	genpd->performance_state = state;
 	return 0;
 
-err:
-	/* Encountered an error, lets rollback */
-	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(link, &genpd->child_links,
-					     child_node) {
-		parent = link->parent;
-
-		genpd_lock_nested(parent, depth + 1);
-
-		parent_state = link->prev_performance_state;
-		link->performance_state = parent_state;
-
-		parent_state = _genpd_reeval_performance_state(parent,
-						parent_state);
-		if (_genpd_set_performance_state(parent, parent_state, depth + 1)) {
-			pr_err("%s: Failed to roll back to %d performance state\n",
-			       parent->name, parent_state);
-		}
-
-		genpd_unlock(parent);
-	}
-
+rollback_parents_up:
+	list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(link, &genpd->child_links, child_node)
+		_genpd_rollback_parent_state(link, depth);
+	return ret;
+rollback_parents_down:
+	list_for_each_entry_continue(link, &genpd->child_links, child_node)
+		_genpd_rollback_parent_state(link, depth);
 	return ret;
 }