diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_prof.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_prof.c
index 7c21a4161..20e70008c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_prof.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/ioctl_prof.c
@@ -900,7 +900,9 @@ long nvgpu_prof_fops_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int cmd,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NVGPU_DEBUGGER
 	nvgpu_mutex_acquire(&g->dbg_sessions_lock);
-	if (g->dbg_powergating_disabled_refcount == 0) {
+	if (g->dbg_powergating_disabled_refcount == 0 &&
+		cmd != NVGPU_PROFILER_IOCTL_BIND_CONTEXT &&
+		cmd != NVGPU_PROFILER_IOCTL_UNBIND_CONTEXT) {
 		nvgpu_err(g, "powergate is not disabled");
 	}
 	nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->dbg_sessions_lock);