diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 1ac10cb64d6e..2a5146bdecf1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -543,14 +543,20 @@ int mei_cldev_disable(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 	mutex_lock(&bus->device_lock);
 
 	if (!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)) {
-		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "Already disconnected");
+		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "Already disconnected\n");
+		err = 0;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (bus->dev_state == MEI_DEV_POWER_DOWN) {
+		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "Device is powering down don't botther with disconnection\n");
 		err = 0;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	err = mei_cl_disconnect(cl);
 	if (err < 0)
-		dev_err(bus->dev, "Could not disconnect from the ME client");
+		dev_err(bus->dev, "Could not disconnect from the ME client\n");
 
 out:
 	/* Flush queues and remove any pending read */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
index 10dcf4ff99a5..0b21f9ec00f5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
@@ -1260,7 +1260,9 @@ irqreturn_t mei_me_irq_thread_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		if (rets == -ENODATA)
 			break;
 
-		if (rets && dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_RESETTING) {
+		if (rets &&
+		    (dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_RESETTING ||
+		     dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_POWER_DOWN)) {
 			dev_err(dev->dev, "mei_irq_read_handler ret = %d.\n",
 						rets);
 			schedule_work(&dev->reset_work);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
index 24e4a4c96606..84197277f26c 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,9 @@ irqreturn_t mei_txe_irq_thread_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (test_and_clear_bit(TXE_INTR_OUT_DB_BIT, &hw->intr_cause)) {
 		/* Read from TXE */
 		rets = mei_irq_read_handler(dev, &cmpl_list, &slots);
-		if (rets && dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_RESETTING) {
+		if (rets &&
+		    (dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_RESETTING ||
+		     dev->dev_state != MEI_DEV_POWER_DOWN)) {
 			dev_err(dev->dev,
 				"mei_irq_read_handler ret = %d.\n", rets);
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
index d2f691424dd1..c46f6e99a55e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/init.c
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ void mei_stop(struct mei_device *dev)
 {
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "stopping the device.\n");
 
+	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
+	dev->dev_state = MEI_DEV_POWER_DOWN;
+	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 	mei_cl_bus_remove_devices(dev);
 
 	mei_cancel_work(dev);
@@ -319,7 +322,6 @@ void mei_stop(struct mei_device *dev)
 
 	mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 
-	dev->dev_state = MEI_DEV_POWER_DOWN;
 	mei_reset(dev);
 	/* move device to disabled state unconditionally */
 	dev->dev_state = MEI_DEV_DISABLED;