diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-vde/vde.c b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-vde/vde.c
index 3dcf5eab6b18..a3c24d96d5b9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/tegra-vde/vde.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/tegra-vde/vde.c
@@ -1064,6 +1064,14 @@ static int tegra_vde_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, 300);
 
+	/*
+	 * VDE partition may be left ON after bootloader, hence let's
+	 * power-cycle it in order to put hardware into a predictable lower
+	 * power state.
+	 */
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	pm_runtime_put(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_deinit_iommu: