diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
index 75bfe62736ab..580f86de654f 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/ti_k3_r5_remoteproc.c
@@ -464,8 +464,6 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_prepare(struct rproc *rproc)
 			ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-	core->released_from_reset = true;
-	wake_up_interruptible(&cluster->core_transition);
 
 	/*
 	 * Newer IP revisions like on J7200 SoCs support h/w auto-initialization
@@ -582,6 +580,9 @@ static int k3_r5_rproc_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 		ret = k3_r5_core_run(core);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+
+		core->released_from_reset = true;
+		wake_up_interruptible(&cluster->core_transition);
 	}
 
 	return 0;