diff --git a/bl32/tsp/tsp_main.c b/bl32/tsp/tsp_main.c
index b002addfba98c9490e15f622914f60c32e9fdc34..359b9e1692b121bb3c8b0ab11b22ea3868681265 100644
--- a/bl32/tsp/tsp_main.c
+++ b/bl32/tsp/tsp_main.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ tsp_args_t *tsp_cpu_suspend_main(uint64_t arg0,
  * cpu's architectural state has been restored after wakeup from an earlier psci
  * cpu_suspend request.
  ******************************************************************************/
-tsp_args_t *tsp_cpu_resume_main(uint64_t suspend_level,
+tsp_args_t *tsp_cpu_resume_main(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl,
 			      uint64_t arg1,
 			      uint64_t arg2,
 			      uint64_t arg3,
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ tsp_args_t *tsp_cpu_resume_main(uint64_t suspend_level,
 
 #if LOG_LEVEL >= LOG_LEVEL_INFO
 	spin_lock(&console_lock);
-	INFO("TSP: cpu 0x%lx resumed. suspend level %ld\n",
-		read_mpidr(), suspend_level);
+	INFO("TSP: cpu 0x%lx resumed. maximum off power level %ld\n",
+	     read_mpidr(), max_off_pwrlvl);
 	INFO("TSP: cpu 0x%lx: %d smcs, %d erets %d cpu suspend requests\n",
 		read_mpidr(),
 		tsp_stats[linear_id].smc_count,
diff --git a/include/bl31/services/psci.h b/include/bl31/services/psci.h
index 004dd614610309f79fc477e764d626587421db41..30a53ca27bf7b55ae1151847cf5eab84dbf5cacf 100644
--- a/include/bl31/services/psci.h
+++ b/include/bl31/services/psci.h
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ typedef struct plat_psci_ops {
 typedef struct spd_pm_ops {
 	void (*svc_on)(uint64_t target_cpu);
 	int32_t (*svc_off)(uint64_t __unused);
-	void (*svc_suspend)(uint64_t __unused);
+	void (*svc_suspend)(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl);
 	void (*svc_on_finish)(uint64_t __unused);
-	void (*svc_suspend_finish)(uint64_t suspend_level);
+	void (*svc_suspend_finish)(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl);
 	int32_t (*svc_migrate)(uint64_t from_cpu, uint64_t to_cpu);
 	int32_t (*svc_migrate_info)(uint64_t *resident_cpu);
 	void (*svc_system_off)(void);
diff --git a/services/spd/opteed/opteed_pm.c b/services/spd/opteed/opteed_pm.c
index 50994d0112257028bacd29446227bf60cca0155d..bd3185ce644eff790a85c8bb5c36098f1089b16e 100644
--- a/services/spd/opteed/opteed_pm.c
+++ b/services/spd/opteed/opteed_pm.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int32_t opteed_cpu_off_handler(uint64_t unused)
  * This cpu is being suspended. S-EL1 state must have been saved in the
  * resident cpu (mpidr format) if it is a UP/UP migratable OPTEE.
  ******************************************************************************/
-static void opteed_cpu_suspend_handler(uint64_t unused)
+static void opteed_cpu_suspend_handler(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int32_t rc = 0;
 	uint32_t linear_id = plat_my_core_pos();
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static void opteed_cpu_on_finish_handler(uint64_t unused)
  * completed the preceding suspend call. Use that context to program an entry
  * into OPTEE to allow it to do any remaining book keeping
  ******************************************************************************/
-static void opteed_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t suspend_level)
+static void opteed_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int32_t rc = 0;
 	uint32_t linear_id = plat_my_core_pos();
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ static void opteed_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t suspend_level)
 	assert(optee_vectors);
 	assert(get_optee_pstate(optee_ctx->state) == OPTEE_PSTATE_SUSPEND);
 
-	/* Program the entry point, suspend_level and enter the SP */
+	/* Program the entry point, max_off_pwrlvl and enter the SP */
 	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(&optee_ctx->cpu_ctx),
 		      CTX_GPREG_X0,
-		      suspend_level);
+		      max_off_pwrlvl);
 	cm_set_elr_el3(SECURE, (uint64_t) &optee_vectors->cpu_resume_entry);
 	rc = opteed_synchronous_sp_entry(optee_ctx);
 
diff --git a/services/spd/tspd/tspd_pm.c b/services/spd/tspd/tspd_pm.c
index bc9eb76593edac1822a854c56e5355762a548908..5089420d0cf017ce3b9a2610d86d16dd6c57e7b6 100644
--- a/services/spd/tspd/tspd_pm.c
+++ b/services/spd/tspd/tspd_pm.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int32_t tspd_cpu_off_handler(uint64_t unused)
  * This cpu is being suspended. S-EL1 state must have been saved in the
  * resident cpu (mpidr format) if it is a UP/UP migratable TSP.
  ******************************************************************************/
-static void tspd_cpu_suspend_handler(uint64_t unused)
+static void tspd_cpu_suspend_handler(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int32_t rc = 0;
 	uint32_t linear_id = plat_my_core_pos();
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static void tspd_cpu_on_finish_handler(uint64_t unused)
  * completed the preceding suspend call. Use that context to program an entry
  * into the TSP to allow it to do any remaining book keeping
  ******************************************************************************/
-static void tspd_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t suspend_level)
+static void tspd_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t max_off_pwrlvl)
 {
 	int32_t rc = 0;
 	uint32_t linear_id = plat_my_core_pos();
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ static void tspd_cpu_suspend_finish_handler(uint64_t suspend_level)
 	assert(tsp_vectors);
 	assert(get_tsp_pstate(tsp_ctx->state) == TSP_PSTATE_SUSPEND);
 
-	/* Program the entry point, suspend_level and enter the SP */
+	/* Program the entry point, max_off_pwrlvl and enter the SP */
 	write_ctx_reg(get_gpregs_ctx(&tsp_ctx->cpu_ctx),
 		      CTX_GPREG_X0,
-		      suspend_level);
+		      max_off_pwrlvl);
 	cm_set_elr_el3(SECURE, (uint64_t) &tsp_vectors->cpu_resume_entry);
 	rc = tspd_synchronous_sp_entry(tsp_ctx);
 
diff --git a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
index a158e36f6cc80de5ad3cc5793efefb6c6db8d652..675ef9e26ad3b379ee50faf27ecb64a96345ec71 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/psci/psci_suspend.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static void psci_suspend_to_pwrdown_start(unsigned int end_pwrlvl,
 					  entry_point_info_t *ep,
 					  psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
+	unsigned int max_off_lvl = psci_find_max_off_lvl(state_info);
+
 	/* Save PSCI target power level for the suspend finisher handler */
 	psci_set_suspend_pwrlvl(end_pwrlvl);
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ static void psci_suspend_to_pwrdown_start(unsigned int end_pwrlvl,
 	 * error, it's expected to assert within
 	 */
 	if (psci_spd_pm && psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend)
-		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend(0);
+		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend(max_off_lvl);
 
 	/*
 	 * Store the re-entry information for the non-secure world.
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ static void psci_suspend_to_pwrdown_start(unsigned int end_pwrlvl,
 	 * TODO : Introduce a mechanism to query the cache level to flush
 	 * and the cpu-ops power down to perform from the platform.
 	 */
-	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(psci_find_max_off_lvl(state_info));
+	psci_do_pwrdown_cache_maintenance(max_off_lvl);
 }
 
 /*******************************************************************************
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@ void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
 			     psci_power_state_t *state_info)
 {
 	unsigned long long counter_freq;
-	unsigned int suspend_level;
+	unsigned int max_off_lvl;
 
 	/* Ensure we have been woken up from a suspended state */
 	assert(psci_get_aff_info_state() == AFF_STATE_ON && is_local_state_off(\
@@ -245,9 +247,9 @@ void psci_cpu_suspend_finish(unsigned int cpu_idx,
 	 * error, it's expected to assert within
 	 */
 	if (psci_spd_pm && psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend) {
-		suspend_level = psci_get_suspend_pwrlvl();
-		assert (suspend_level != PSCI_INVALID_PWR_LVL);
-		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend_finish(suspend_level);
+		max_off_lvl = psci_find_max_off_lvl(state_info);
+		assert (max_off_lvl != PSCI_INVALID_PWR_LVL);
+		psci_spd_pm->svc_suspend_finish(max_off_lvl);
 	}
 
 	/* Invalidate the suspend level for the cpu */