diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
index 91f8b8d05a62b77f098fd9dd551b9c4092d43ab6..4eb93d8bea1d68dc55e0d2633efa0edfe826a8b8 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
@@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ irqreturn_t mhi_intvec_threaded_handler(int irq_number, void *priv)
 
 	 /* If device supports RDDM don't bother processing SYS error */
 	if (mhi_cntrl->rddm_image) {
+		/* host may be performing a device power down already */
+		if (!mhi_is_active(mhi_cntrl))
+			goto exit_intvec;
+
 		if (mhi_cntrl->ee == MHI_EE_RDDM && mhi_cntrl->ee != ee) {
 			mhi_cntrl->status_cb(mhi_cntrl, MHI_CB_EE_RDDM);
 			wake_up_all(&mhi_cntrl->state_event);