diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
index 519f5f75aa67..c9732dacf6d5 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_pm.c
@@ -1517,6 +1517,11 @@ int __mhi_device_get_sync(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 	int ret;
 
 	read_lock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
+	if (MHI_PM_IN_ERROR_STATE(mhi_cntrl->pm_state)) {
+		read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
 	mhi_cntrl->wake_get(mhi_cntrl, true);
 	read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);