diff --git a/drivers/acpi/power.c b/drivers/acpi/power.c
index 1ef338545dfe..547eee7537bc 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/power.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/power.c
@@ -436,8 +436,6 @@ int acpi_power_transition(struct acpi_device *device, int state)
 	cl = &device->power.states[device->power.state].resources;
 	tl = &device->power.states[state].resources;
 
-	device->power.state = ACPI_STATE_UNKNOWN;
-
 	if (!cl->count && !tl->count) {
 		result = -ENODEV;
 		goto end;
@@ -468,12 +466,15 @@ int acpi_power_transition(struct acpi_device *device, int state)
 			goto end;
 	}
 
-	/* We shouldn't change the state till all above operations succeed */
-	device->power.state = state;
-      end:
-	if (result)
+     end:
+	if (result) {
+		device->power.state = ACPI_STATE_UNKNOWN;
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX "Transitioning device [%s] to D%d\n",
 			      device->pnp.bus_id, state);
+	} else {
+	/* We shouldn't change the state till all above operations succeed */
+		device->power.state = state;
+	}
 
 	return result;
 }