diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index eef7efe620134e451c24fb12389db71ea2441c38..311cbe0aa6779345dda5cee4a1ef9f69976d9448 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ documents those changes that are of interest to users and administrators.
  -- Correct RebootProgram logic when executed outside of a maintenance
     reservation.
  -- Requeue job if possible when slurmstepd aborts.
+ -- If a node is down do not set it in power suspend mode, as it could be resumed
+    and defeat the purpose of being shut down.
 
 * Changes in Slurm 14.11.8
 ==========================
diff --git a/src/slurmctld/power_save.c b/src/slurmctld/power_save.c
index 05c11db5b340c1b445d52a285a00209730e07914..26e92adb0191e5a0b22571419e463b4e9fa16696 100644
--- a/src/slurmctld/power_save.c
+++ b/src/slurmctld/power_save.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static void _do_power_work(time_t now)
 		if (run_suspend 					&&
 		    (susp_state == 0)					&&
 		    ((suspend_rate == 0) || (suspend_cnt < suspend_rate)) &&
-		    (IS_NODE_IDLE(node_ptr) || IS_NODE_DOWN(node_ptr))	&&
+		    (IS_NODE_IDLE(node_ptr))	&&
 		    (node_ptr->sus_job_cnt == 0)			&&
 		    (!IS_NODE_COMPLETING(node_ptr))			&&
 		    (!IS_NODE_POWER_UP(node_ptr))			&&