diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-tegra.c b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-tegra.c
index 508bd9f23792..9845629aeb6d 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-tegra.c
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/cpuidle-tegra.c
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ static void tegra_cpuidle_setup_tegra114_c7_state(void)
 
 static int tegra_cpuidle_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	if (tegra_pmc_get_suspend_mode() == TEGRA_SUSPEND_NOT_READY)
+		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+
 	/* LP2 could be disabled in device-tree */
 	if (tegra_pmc_get_suspend_mode() < TEGRA_SUSPEND_LP2)
 		tegra_cpuidle_disable_state(TEGRA_CC6);