diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
index 52690cb5c89c..dc83d65f7784 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
@@ -902,7 +902,11 @@ int mhi_sync_power_up(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 			   MHI_PM_IN_ERROR_STATE(mhi_cntrl->pm_state),
 			   msecs_to_jiffies(mhi_cntrl->timeout_ms));
 
-	return (MHI_IN_MISSION_MODE(mhi_cntrl->ee)) ? 0 : -EIO;
+	ret = (MHI_IN_MISSION_MODE(mhi_cntrl->ee)) ? 0 : -ETIMEDOUT;
+	if (ret)
+		mhi_power_down(mhi_cntrl, false);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mhi_sync_power_up);