diff --git a/samples/boards/ti/cc13x2_cc26x2/system_off/src/main.c b/samples/boards/ti/cc13x2_cc26x2/system_off/src/main.c
index 5fa33170531..2a919f77378 100644
--- a/samples/boards/ti/cc13x2_cc26x2/system_off/src/main.c
+++ b/samples/boards/ti/cc13x2_cc26x2/system_off/src/main.c
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ void main(void)
 	 */
 	pm_state_force(0u, &(struct pm_state_info){PM_STATE_SOFT_OFF, 0, 0});
 
+	/* Now we need to go sleep. This will let the idle thread runs and
+	 * the pm subsystem will use the forced state. To confirm that the
+	 * forced state is used, lets set the same timeout used previously.
+	 */
+	k_sleep(K_SECONDS(SLEEP_S));
+
 	printk("ERROR: System off failed\n");
 	while (true) {
 		/* spin to avoid fall-off behavior */