diff --git a/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c b/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
index 48ce50c5f5e68..4d7cf338824a3 100644
--- a/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
+++ b/drivers/clocksource/timer-riscv.c
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ static int riscv_timer_starting_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 
 static int riscv_timer_dying_cpu(unsigned int cpu)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Stop the timer when the cpu is going to be offline otherwise
+	 * the timer interrupt may be pending while performing power-down.
+	 */
+	riscv_clock_event_stop();
 	disable_percpu_irq(riscv_clock_event_irq);
+
 	return 0;
 }