#define TCAN4X5X_MODE_NORMAL BIT(7)
 
 #define TCAN4X5X_DISABLE_WAKE_MSK      (BIT(31) | BIT(30))
+#define TCAN4X5X_DISABLE_INH_MSK       BIT(9)
 
 #define TCAN4X5X_SW_RESET BIT(2)
 
                                  TCAN4X5X_DISABLE_WAKE_MSK, 0x00);
 }
 
+static int tcan4x5x_disable_state(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
+{
+       struct tcan4x5x_priv *tcan4x5x = cdev->device_data;
+
+       return regmap_update_bits(tcan4x5x->regmap, TCAN4X5X_CONFIG,
+                                 TCAN4X5X_DISABLE_INH_MSK, 0x01);
+}
+
 static int tcan4x5x_parse_config(struct m_can_classdev *cdev)
 {
        struct tcan4x5x_priv *tcan4x5x = cdev->device_data;
        tcan4x5x->device_state_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(cdev->dev,
                                                              "device-state",
                                                              GPIOD_IN);
-       if (IS_ERR(tcan4x5x->device_state_gpio))
+       if (IS_ERR(tcan4x5x->device_state_gpio)) {
                tcan4x5x->device_state_gpio = NULL;
+               tcan4x5x_disable_state(cdev);
+       }
 
        return 0;
 }