diff --git a/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c b/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
index ceceb1709e0a..2ace21db4ae8 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/tegra/pmc.c
@@ -429,6 +429,9 @@ struct tegra_pmc {
 	struct irq_chip irq;
 
 	struct notifier_block clk_nb;
+
+	bool core_domain_state_synced;
+	bool core_domain_registered;
 };
 
 static struct tegra_pmc *pmc = &(struct tegra_pmc) {
@@ -1303,6 +1306,11 @@ static int tegra_powergate_add(struct tegra_pmc *pmc, struct device_node *np)
 	return err;
 }
 
+bool tegra_pmc_core_domain_state_synced(void)
+{
+	return pmc->core_domain_state_synced;
+}
+
 static int
 tegra_pmc_core_pd_set_performance_state(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd,
 					unsigned int level)
@@ -1370,6 +1378,8 @@ static int tegra_pmc_core_pd_add(struct tegra_pmc *pmc, struct device_node *np)
 		goto remove_genpd;
 	}
 
+	pmc->core_domain_registered = true;
+
 	return 0;
 
 remove_genpd:
@@ -3782,6 +3792,29 @@ static const struct of_device_id tegra_pmc_match[] = {
 	{ }
 };
 
+static void tegra_pmc_sync_state(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	/*
+	 * Older device-trees don't have core PD, and thus, there are
+	 * no dependencies that will block the state syncing. We shouldn't
+	 * mark the domain as synced in this case.
+	 */
+	if (!pmc->core_domain_registered)
+		return;
+
+	pmc->core_domain_state_synced = true;
+
+	/* this is a no-op if core regulator isn't used */
+	mutex_lock(&pmc->powergates_lock);
+	err = dev_pm_opp_sync_regulators(dev);
+	mutex_unlock(&pmc->powergates_lock);
+
+	if (err)
+		dev_err(dev, "failed to sync regulators: %d\n", err);
+}
+
 static struct platform_driver tegra_pmc_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name = "tegra-pmc",
@@ -3790,6 +3823,7 @@ static struct platform_driver tegra_pmc_driver = {
 #if defined(CONFIG_PM_SLEEP) && defined(CONFIG_ARM)
 		.pm = &tegra_pmc_pm_ops,
 #endif
+		.sync_state = tegra_pmc_sync_state,
 	},
 	.probe = tegra_pmc_probe,
 };
diff --git a/include/soc/tegra/pmc.h b/include/soc/tegra/pmc.h
index 361cb64246f7..d186bccd125d 100644
--- a/include/soc/tegra/pmc.h
+++ b/include/soc/tegra/pmc.h
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ int tegra_io_rail_power_off(unsigned int id);
 void tegra_pmc_set_suspend_mode(enum tegra_suspend_mode mode);
 void tegra_pmc_enter_suspend_mode(enum tegra_suspend_mode mode);
 
+bool tegra_pmc_core_domain_state_synced(void);
+
 #else
 static inline int tegra_powergate_power_on(unsigned int id)
 {
@@ -227,6 +229,11 @@ static inline void tegra_pmc_enter_suspend_mode(enum tegra_suspend_mode mode)
 {
 }
 
+static inline bool tegra_pmc_core_domain_state_synced(void)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif /* CONFIG_SOC_TEGRA_PMC */
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SOC_TEGRA_PMC) && defined(CONFIG_PM_SLEEP)