diff --git a/docs/porting-guide.rst b/docs/porting-guide.rst
index dbbd102..3ea95a1 100644
--- a/docs/porting-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/porting-guide.rst
@@ -2022,9 +2022,9 @@
 Critical SDEI events on the platform. This must have a lower value (therefore of
 higher priority) than ``PLAT_SDEI_NORMAL_PRI``.
 
-It's recommended that SDEI exception priorities in general are assigned the
-lowest among Secure priorities. Among the SDEI exceptions, Critical SDEI
-priority must be higher than Normal SDEI priority.
+**Note**: SDEI exception priorities must be the lowest among Secure priorities.
+Among the SDEI exceptions, Critical SDEI priority must be higher than Normal
+SDEI priority.
 
 Functions
 .........
diff --git a/services/std_svc/sdei/sdei_intr_mgmt.c b/services/std_svc/sdei/sdei_intr_mgmt.c
index 42bf46d..2717ea4 100644
--- a/services/std_svc/sdei/sdei_intr_mgmt.c
+++ b/services/std_svc/sdei/sdei_intr_mgmt.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018, ARM Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
 	unsigned int client_el = sdei_client_el();
 
 	/* Return error if called without an active event */
-	disp_ctx = pop_dispatch();
+	disp_ctx = get_outstanding_dispatch();
 	if (!disp_ctx)
 		return SDEI_EDENY;
 
@@ -566,15 +566,8 @@
 
 	map = disp_ctx->map;
 	assert(map);
-
 	se = get_event_entry(map);
 
-	SDEI_LOG("EOI:%lx, %d spsr:%lx elr:%lx\n", read_mpidr_el1(),
-			map->ev_num, read_spsr_el3(), read_elr_el3());
-
-	if (is_event_shared(map))
-		sdei_map_lock(map);
-
 	act = resume ? DO_COMPLETE_RESUME : DO_COMPLETE;
 	if (!can_sdei_state_trans(se, act)) {
 		if (is_event_shared(map))
@@ -582,6 +575,15 @@
 		return SDEI_EDENY;
 	}
 
+	/* Having done sanity checks, pop dispatch */
+	pop_dispatch();
+
+	SDEI_LOG("EOI:%lx, %d spsr:%lx elr:%lx\n", read_mpidr_el1(),
+			map->ev_num, read_spsr_el3(), read_elr_el3());
+
+	if (is_event_shared(map))
+		sdei_map_lock(map);
+
 	/*
 	 * Restore Non-secure to how it was originally interrupted. Once done,
 	 * it's up-to-date with the saved copy.