diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
index db018cb25..19880da4d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ static int gk20a_pm_prepare_poweroff(struct device *dev)
 
 	gk20a_dbg_fn("");
 
+	gk20a_scale_suspend(to_platform_device(dev));
+
 	if (!g->power_on)
 		return 0;
 
@@ -1205,8 +1207,6 @@ static int gk20a_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (atomic_read(&dev->power.usage_count) > 1)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	gk20a_scale_suspend(to_platform_device(dev));
-
 	ret = gk20a_pm_prepare_poweroff(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;