diff --git a/drivers/power/pm/pm_idle.c b/drivers/power/pm/pm_idle.c
index 97e50eb84f6..42f37cdf9b0 100644
--- a/drivers/power/pm/pm_idle.c
+++ b/drivers/power/pm/pm_idle.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void pm_idle(pm_idle_handler_t handler)
   ret = pm_changestate(domain, newstate);
   if (ret < 0)
     {
-      newstate = PM_NORMAL;
+      newstate = oldstate;
     }
 
   if (oldstate != newstate)