diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/module.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/module.c
index b7d13f050..51336c510 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/common/linux/module.c
@@ -276,11 +276,6 @@ static int gk20a_pm_prepare_poweroff(struct device *dev)
 	if (!g->power_on)
 		goto done;
 
-	if (gk20a_fifo_is_engine_busy(g)) {
-		ret = -EBUSY;
-		goto done;
-	}
-
 	gk20a_scale_suspend(dev);
 
 	gk20a_cde_suspend(l);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
index 2b99b52c3..47f6c56c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ int gk20a_prepare_poweroff(struct gk20a *g)
 
 	gk20a_dbg_fn("");
 
-	if (gk20a_fifo_is_engine_busy(g))
-		return -EBUSY;
-
 	ret = gk20a_channel_suspend(g);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;