diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
index 9bf06e55eaeea..57c0d4fd29aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_fw.c
@@ -1087,8 +1087,16 @@ void panthor_fw_pre_reset(struct panthor_device *ptdev, bool on_hang)
 		struct panthor_fw_global_iface *glb_iface = panthor_fw_get_glb_iface(ptdev);
 		u32 status;
 
+pr_err("%s[%d] pre-halt status=%x\n", __func__, __LINE__, gpu_read(ptdev, MCU_STATUS));
+
 		panthor_fw_update_reqs(glb_iface, req, GLB_HALT, GLB_HALT);
 		gpu_write(ptdev, CSF_DOORBELL(CSF_GLB_DOORBELL_ID), 1);
+mdelay(100);
+pr_err("%s[%d] likely-halted status=%x\n", __func__, __LINE__, gpu_read(ptdev, MCU_STATUS));
+		panthor_fw_update_reqs(glb_iface, req, 0, GLB_HALT);
+mdelay(100);
+pr_err("%s[%d] likely-running ? status=%x\n", __func__, __LINE__, gpu_read(ptdev, MCU_STATUS));
+
 		if (!gpu_read_poll_timeout(ptdev, MCU_STATUS, status,
 					   status == MCU_STATUS_HALT, 10,
 					   100000)) {