diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
index c9ac3dc65113..9cb8c7d13d46 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/core.c
@@ -215,6 +215,22 @@ static ssize_t port_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(port);
 
+static void intel_th_trace_prepare(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
+{
+	struct intel_th_device *hub = to_intel_th_hub(thdev);
+	struct intel_th_driver *hubdrv = to_intel_th_driver(hub->dev.driver);
+
+	if (hub->type != INTEL_TH_SWITCH)
+		return;
+
+	if (thdev->type != INTEL_TH_OUTPUT)
+		return;
+
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&thdev->dev);
+	hubdrv->prepare(hub, &thdev->output);
+	pm_runtime_put(&thdev->dev);
+}
+
 static int intel_th_output_activate(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 {
 	struct intel_th_driver *thdrv =
@@ -235,6 +251,7 @@ static int intel_th_output_activate(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_put;
 
+	intel_th_trace_prepare(thdev);
 	if (thdrv->activate)
 		ret = thdrv->activate(thdev);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/gth.c b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/gth.c
index 28509b02a0b5..b3308934a687 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/gth.c
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/gth.c
@@ -564,6 +564,21 @@ static void gth_tscu_resync(struct gth_device *gth)
 	iowrite32(reg, gth->base + REG_TSCU_TSUCTRL);
 }
 
+static void intel_th_gth_prepare(struct intel_th_device *thdev,
+				 struct intel_th_output *output)
+{
+	struct gth_device *gth = dev_get_drvdata(&thdev->dev);
+	int count;
+
+	/*
+	 * Wait until the output port is in reset before we start
+	 * programming it.
+	 */
+	for (count = GTH_PLE_WAITLOOP_DEPTH;
+	     count && !(gth_output_get(gth, output->port) & BIT(5)); count--)
+		cpu_relax();
+}
+
 /**
  * intel_th_gth_enable() - enable tracing to an output device
  * @thdev:	GTH device
@@ -815,6 +830,7 @@ static struct intel_th_driver intel_th_gth_driver = {
 	.assign		= intel_th_gth_assign,
 	.unassign	= intel_th_gth_unassign,
 	.set_output	= intel_th_gth_set_output,
+	.prepare	= intel_th_gth_prepare,
 	.enable		= intel_th_gth_enable,
 	.trig_switch	= intel_th_gth_switch,
 	.disable	= intel_th_gth_disable,
diff --git a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
index 5fe694708b7a..595615b79108 100644
--- a/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
+++ b/drivers/hwtracing/intel_th/intel_th.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ intel_th_output_assigned(struct intel_th_device *thdev)
  * @remove:	remove method
  * @assign:	match a given output type device against available outputs
  * @unassign:	deassociate an output type device from an output port
+ * @prepare:	prepare output port for tracing
  * @enable:	enable tracing for a given output device
  * @disable:	disable tracing for a given output device
  * @irq:	interrupt callback
@@ -164,6 +165,8 @@ struct intel_th_driver {
 					  struct intel_th_device *othdev);
 	void			(*unassign)(struct intel_th_device *thdev,
 					    struct intel_th_device *othdev);
+	void			(*prepare)(struct intel_th_device *thdev,
+					   struct intel_th_output *output);
 	void			(*enable)(struct intel_th_device *thdev,
 					  struct intel_th_output *output);
 	void			(*trig_switch)(struct intel_th_device *thdev,