diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
index d3114ecd2..0f2b576df 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/gk20a.c
@@ -1708,6 +1708,7 @@ int gk20a_busy(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 		if (platform->idle)
 			platform->idle(pdev);
+		goto fail;
 	}
 #else
 	if (!g->power_on) {