diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
index 38e68618513a4728fe637a46b6a6ce79edb54730..cefa07438ae1b5edba285b226503c923c11a6023 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-mvebu-v7.c
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ static int mvebu_v7_enter_idle(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 		deepidle = true;
 
 	ret = mvebu_v7_cpu_suspend(deepidle);
+	cpu_pm_exit();
+
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cpu_pm_exit();
-
 	return index;
 }