diff --git a/drivers/phy/motorola/phy-mapphone-mdm6600.c b/drivers/phy/motorola/phy-mapphone-mdm6600.c
index df48b1becebe6322ee774242ba56946fb7570d9d..376d023a0aa9093bfa940a3b68148166950fd3ef 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/motorola/phy-mapphone-mdm6600.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/motorola/phy-mapphone-mdm6600.c
@@ -122,16 +122,10 @@ static int phy_mdm6600_power_on(struct phy *x)
 {
 	struct phy_mdm6600 *ddata = phy_get_drvdata(x);
 	struct gpio_desc *enable_gpio = ddata->ctrl_gpios[PHY_MDM6600_ENABLE];
-	int error;
 
 	if (!ddata->enabled)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	error = pinctrl_pm_select_default_state(ddata->dev);
-	if (error)
-		dev_warn(ddata->dev, "%s: error with default_state: %i\n",
-			 __func__, error);
-
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(enable_gpio, 1);
 
 	/* Allow aggressive PM for USB, it's only needed for n_gsm port */
@@ -160,11 +154,6 @@ static int phy_mdm6600_power_off(struct phy *x)
 
 	gpiod_set_value_cansleep(enable_gpio, 0);
 
-	error = pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(ddata->dev);
-	if (error)
-		dev_warn(ddata->dev, "%s: error with sleep_state: %i\n",
-			 __func__, error);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -456,6 +445,7 @@ static void phy_mdm6600_device_power_off(struct phy_mdm6600 *ddata)
 {
 	struct gpio_desc *reset_gpio =
 		ddata->ctrl_gpios[PHY_MDM6600_RESET];
+	int error;
 
 	ddata->enabled = false;
 	phy_mdm6600_cmd(ddata, PHY_MDM6600_CMD_BP_SHUTDOWN_REQ);
@@ -471,6 +461,17 @@ static void phy_mdm6600_device_power_off(struct phy_mdm6600 *ddata)
 	} else {
 		dev_err(ddata->dev, "Timed out powering down\n");
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Keep reset gpio high with padconf internal pull-up resistor to
+	 * prevent modem from waking up during deeper SoC idle states. The
+	 * gpio bank lines can have glitches if not in the always-on wkup
+	 * domain.
+	 */
+	error = pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(ddata->dev);
+	if (error)
+		dev_warn(ddata->dev, "%s: error with sleep_state: %i\n",
+			 __func__, error);
 }
 
 static void phy_mdm6600_deferred_power_on(struct work_struct *work)
@@ -571,12 +572,6 @@ static int phy_mdm6600_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ddata->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ddata);
 
-	/* Active state selected in phy_mdm6600_power_on() */
-	error = pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(ddata->dev);
-	if (error)
-		dev_warn(ddata->dev, "%s: error with sleep_state: %i\n",
-			 __func__, error);
-
 	error = phy_mdm6600_init_lines(ddata);
 	if (error)
 		return error;