diff --git a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
index 07c04e72491edad02c464f53a537af25cd0b9d30..69bd53b2ff3a8ff3fb6ed719c4fe0a5cecf4ba10 100644
--- a/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
+++ b/plat/xilinx/zynqmp/pm_service/pm_api_sys.c
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ enum pm_ret_status pm_fpga_load(uint32_t address_low,
 	/* Send request to the PMU */
 	PM_PACK_PAYLOAD5(payload, PM_FPGA_LOAD, address_high, address_low,
 						size, flags);
-	return pm_ipi_send(primary_proc, payload);
+	return pm_ipi_send_sync(primary_proc, payload, NULL, 0);
 }
 
 /**