diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c b/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
index 6e09ef76f7c7..5f776bfd674a 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/keystone_remoteproc.c
@@ -456,6 +456,16 @@ static int keystone_rproc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (of_reserved_mem_device_init(dev))
 		dev_warn(dev, "device does not have specific CMA pool\n");
 
+	/* ensure the DSP is in reset before loading firmware */
+	ret = reset_control_status(ksproc->reset);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to get reset status, status = %d\n", ret);
+		goto release_mem;
+	} else if (ret == 0) {
+		WARN(1, "device is not in reset\n");
+		keystone_rproc_dsp_reset(ksproc);
+	}
+
 	ret = rproc_add(rproc);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to add register device with remoteproc core, status = %d\n",