diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 2981af4ce7cb..dad38e2f64bf 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -170,7 +170,11 @@ static ssize_t state_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			   const char *buf, size_t n)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_SUSPEND
+#ifdef CONFIG_EARLYSUSPEND
+	suspend_state_t state = PM_SUSPEND_ON;
+#else
 	suspend_state_t state = PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY;
+#endif
 	const char * const *s;
 #endif
 	char *p;
@@ -192,7 +196,14 @@ static ssize_t state_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			break;
 	}
 	if (state < PM_SUSPEND_MAX && *s)
+#ifdef CONFIG_EARLYSUSPEND
+		if (state == PM_SUSPEND_ON || valid_state(state)) {
+			error = 0;
+			request_suspend_state(state);
+		}
+#else
 		error = enter_state(state);
+#endif
 #endif
 
  Exit:
diff --git a/kernel/power/suspend.c b/kernel/power/suspend.c
index 1c41ba215419..63774df522bf 100644
--- a/kernel/power/suspend.c
+++ b/kernel/power/suspend.c
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 #include "power.h"
 
 const char *const pm_states[PM_SUSPEND_MAX] = {
+#ifdef CONFIG_EARLYSUSPEND
+	[PM_SUSPEND_ON]		= "on",
+#endif
 	[PM_SUSPEND_STANDBY]	= "standby",
 	[PM_SUSPEND_MEM]	= "mem",
 };