diff --git a/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c b/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
index d7f3908c2e88..2ce07cee0434 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/device_pm.c
@@ -242,50 +242,38 @@ int acpi_device_set_power(struct acpi_device *device, int state)
 		cut_power = true;
 	}
 
+	if (state < device->power.state && state != ACPI_STATE_D0
+	    && device->power.state >= ACPI_STATE_D3_HOT) {
+		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
+			"Cannot transition to non-D0 state from D3\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Transition Power
 	 * ----------------
-	 * On transitions to a high-powered state we first apply power (via
-	 * power resources) then evalute _PSx.  Conversly for transitions to
-	 * a lower-powered state.
+	 * In accordance with the ACPI specification first apply power (via
+	 * power resources) and then evalute _PSx.
 	 */
-	if (state < device->power.state) {
-		if (device->power.state >= ACPI_STATE_D3_HOT &&
-		    state != ACPI_STATE_D0) {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
-			      "Cannot transition to non-D0 state from D3\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-		if (device->power.flags.power_resources) {
-			result = acpi_power_transition(device, state);
-			if (result)
-				goto end;
-		}
-		result = acpi_dev_pm_explicit_set(device, state);
+	if (device->power.flags.power_resources) {
+		result = acpi_power_transition(device, state);
 		if (result)
 			goto end;
-	} else {
-		result = acpi_dev_pm_explicit_set(device, state);
-		if (result)
-			goto end;
-
-		if (device->power.flags.power_resources) {
-			result = acpi_power_transition(device, state);
-			if (result)
-				goto end;
-		}
 	}
+	result = acpi_dev_pm_explicit_set(device, state);
+	if (result)
+		goto end;
 
 	if (cut_power)
 		result = acpi_power_transition(device, ACPI_STATE_D3_COLD);
 
-      end:
-	if (result)
+ end:
+	if (result) {
 		printk(KERN_WARNING PREFIX
 			      "Device [%s] failed to transition to %s\n",
 			      device->pnp.bus_id,
 			      acpi_power_state_string(state));
-	else {
+	} else {
 		device->power.state = state;
 		ACPI_DEBUG_PRINT((ACPI_DB_INFO,
 				  "Device [%s] transitioned to %s\n",