diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/module.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/module.c
index 0d76f1704..333a33a2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/os/linux/module.c
@@ -544,6 +544,7 @@ done:
 		if (l->dev_nodes_created) {
 			gk20a_user_nodes_deinit(dev);
 		}
+		nvgpu_set_power_state(g, NVGPU_STATE_POWERED_OFF);
 	}
 
 	nvgpu_mutex_release(&g->power_lock);