diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
index c0017336b2a2..9189e1b66ae2 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,13 @@ int mhi_sync_power_up(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 			   MHI_PM_IN_ERROR_STATE(mhi_cntrl->pm_state),
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(mhi_cntrl->timeout_ms));
 
-	return (MHI_IN_MISSION_MODE(mhi_cntrl->ee)) ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
+	if (!MHI_IN_MISSION_MODE(mhi_cntrl->ee)) {
+		if (!mhi_cntrl->rddm_supported)
+			mhi_power_down(mhi_cntrl, false);
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_sync_power_up);