diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_sysfs.c b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_sysfs.c
index 23c0dc1..ea8b89f 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/remoteproc_sysfs.c
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ static ssize_t state_store(struct device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		rproc_shutdown(rproc);
+	} else if (sysfs_streq(buf, "detach")) {
+		if (rproc->state != RPROC_ATTACHED)
+			return -EINVAL;
+
+		ret = rproc_detach(rproc);
 	} else {
 		dev_err(&rproc->dev, "Unrecognised option: %s\n", buf);
 		ret = -EINVAL;