diff --git a/drivers/soc/xilinx/zynqmp_power.c b/drivers/soc/xilinx/zynqmp_power.c
index 9dd938bd01d8..370e61ac47d8 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/xilinx/zynqmp_power.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/xilinx/zynqmp_power.c
@@ -389,8 +389,10 @@ static void zynqmp_pm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	sysfs_remove_file(&pdev->dev.kobj, &dev_attr_suspend_mode.attr);
 
-	if (!rx_chan)
+	if (rx_chan) {
 		mbox_free_channel(rx_chan);
+		rx_chan = NULL;
+	}
 }
 
 static const struct of_device_id pm_of_match[] = {