diff --git a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
index 59244c744eabd..adef1a37f9311 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/iommu.c
@@ -542,8 +542,20 @@ static void iommu_deinit_device(struct device *dev)
 	 * Regardless, if a delayed attach never occurred, then the release
 	 * should still avoid touching any hardware configuration either.
 	 */
-	if (!dev->iommu->attach_deferred && ops->release_domain)
-		ops->release_domain->ops->attach_dev(ops->release_domain, dev);
+	if (!dev->iommu->attach_deferred && ops->release_domain) {
+		struct iommu_domain *release_domain = ops->release_domain;
+
+		/*
+		 * If the device requires direct mappings then it should not
+		 * be parked on a BLOCKED domain during release as that would
+		 * break the direct mappings.
+		 */
+		if (dev->iommu->require_direct && ops->identity_domain &&
+		    release_domain == ops->blocked_domain)
+			release_domain = ops->identity_domain;
+
+		release_domain->ops->attach_dev(release_domain, dev);
+	}
 
 	if (ops->release_device)
 		ops->release_device(dev);