diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pdc.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pdc.h
index 40793bef8429..2b4fad8328e8 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/pdc.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/pdc.h
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ int pdc_do_firm_test_reset(unsigned long ftc_bitmap);
 int pdc_do_reset(void);
 int pdc_soft_power_info(unsigned long *power_reg);
 int pdc_soft_power_button(int sw_control);
+int pdc_soft_power_button_panic(int sw_control);
 void pdc_io_reset(void);
 void pdc_io_reset_devices(void);
 int pdc_iodc_getc(void);
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
index 6817892a2c58..cc124d9f1f7f 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/firmware.c
@@ -1232,15 +1232,18 @@ int __init pdc_soft_power_info(unsigned long *power_reg)
 }
 
 /*
- * pdc_soft_power_button - Control the soft power button behaviour
- * @sw_control: 0 for hardware control, 1 for software control 
+ * pdc_soft_power_button{_panic} - Control the soft power button behaviour
+ * @sw_control: 0 for hardware control, 1 for software control
  *
  *
  * This PDC function places the soft power button under software or
  * hardware control.
- * Under software control the OS may control to when to allow to shut 
- * down the system. Under hardware control pressing the power button 
+ * Under software control the OS may control to when to allow to shut
+ * down the system. Under hardware control pressing the power button
  * powers off the system immediately.
+ *
+ * The _panic version relies on spin_trylock to prevent deadlock
+ * on panic path.
  */
 int pdc_soft_power_button(int sw_control)
 {
@@ -1254,6 +1257,22 @@ int pdc_soft_power_button(int sw_control)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+int pdc_soft_power_button_panic(int sw_control)
+{
+	int retval;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&pdc_lock, flags)) {
+		pr_emerg("Couldn't enable soft power button\n");
+		return -EBUSY; /* ignored by the panic notifier */
+	}
+
+	retval = mem_pdc_call(PDC_SOFT_POWER, PDC_SOFT_POWER_ENABLE, __pa(pdc_result), sw_control);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pdc_lock, flags);
+
+	return retval;
+}
+
 /*
  * pdc_io_reset - Hack to avoid overlapping range registers of Bridges devices.
  * Primarily a problem on T600 (which parisc-linux doesn't support) but
diff --git a/drivers/parisc/power.c b/drivers/parisc/power.c
index 456776bd8ee6..6f5e5f0230d3 100644
--- a/drivers/parisc/power.c
+++ b/drivers/parisc/power.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/notifier.h>
 #include <linux/panic_notifier.h>
 #include <linux/reboot.h>
 #include <linux/sched/signal.h>
@@ -175,16 +174,21 @@ static void powerfail_interrupt(int code, void *x)
 
 
 
-/* parisc_panic_event() is called by the panic handler.
- * As soon as a panic occurs, our tasklets above will not be
- * executed any longer. This function then re-enables the 
- * soft-power switch and allows the user to switch off the system
+/*
+ * parisc_panic_event() is called by the panic handler.
+ *
+ * As soon as a panic occurs, our tasklets above will not
+ * be executed any longer. This function then re-enables
+ * the soft-power switch and allows the user to switch off
+ * the system. We rely in pdc_soft_power_button_panic()
+ * since this version spin_trylocks (instead of regular
+ * spinlock), preventing deadlocks on panic path.
  */
 static int parisc_panic_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 		unsigned long event, void *ptr)
 {
 	/* re-enable the soft-power switch */
-	pdc_soft_power_button(0);
+	pdc_soft_power_button_panic(0);
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }