diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pm-8x60.c b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pm-8x60.c
index 480db1f4b2e..0eec7079b46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-msm/pm-8x60.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-msm/pm-8x60.c
@@ -791,6 +791,7 @@ int msm_pm_idle_prepare(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 
 		switch (mode) {
 		case MSM_PM_SLEEP_MODE_POWER_COLLAPSE:
+		case MSM_PM_SLEEP_MODE_RETENTION:
 			if (!allow)
 				break;
 
@@ -810,15 +811,6 @@ int msm_pm_idle_prepare(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
 			}
 			/* fall through */
 
-		case MSM_PM_SLEEP_MODE_RETENTION:
-			if (!allow)
-				break;
-			if (num_online_cpus() > 1) {
-				allow = false;
-				break;
-			}
-			/* fall through */
-
 		case MSM_PM_SLEEP_MODE_WAIT_FOR_INTERRUPT:
 			if (!allow)
 				break;