diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c b/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
index 3375b4e18764..65566d569cb1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/meson-ir.c
@@ -201,6 +201,32 @@ static int meson_ir_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void meson_ir_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+	struct device_node *node = dev->of_node;
+	struct meson_ir *ir = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&ir->lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * Set operation mode to NEC/hardware decoding to give
+	 * bootloader a chance to power the system back on
+	 */
+	if (of_device_is_compatible(node, "amlogic,meson6-ir"))
+		meson_ir_set_mask(ir, IR_DEC_REG1, REG1_MODE_MASK,
+				  DECODE_MODE_NEC << REG1_MODE_SHIFT);
+	else
+		meson_ir_set_mask(ir, IR_DEC_REG2, REG2_MODE_MASK,
+				  DECODE_MODE_NEC << REG2_MODE_SHIFT);
+
+	/* Set rate to default value */
+	meson_ir_set_mask(ir, IR_DEC_REG0, REG0_RATE_MASK, 0x13);
+
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ir->lock, flags);
+}
+
 static const struct of_device_id meson_ir_match[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "amlogic,meson6-ir" },
 	{ .compatible = "amlogic,meson8b-ir" },
@@ -212,6 +238,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, meson_ir_match);
 static struct platform_driver meson_ir_driver = {
 	.probe		= meson_ir_probe,
 	.remove		= meson_ir_remove,
+	.shutdown	= meson_ir_shutdown,
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table	= meson_ir_match,