diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 4cfb15e20b98..f161097a9682 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -1029,6 +1029,8 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	if (status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		goto resume_htc;
 
+	hif_pm_set_link_state(hif_ctx, HIF_PM_LINK_STATE_DOWN);
+
 	status = pmo_core_psoc_bus_suspend_req(psoc, QDF_RUNTIME_SUSPEND,
 					       &wow_params);
 	if (status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
@@ -1047,7 +1049,6 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		goto resume_hif;
 	}
 
-	hif_pm_set_link_state(hif_ctx, HIF_PM_LINK_STATE_DOWN);
 	if (pld_cb) {
 		begin = qdf_get_log_timestamp_usecs();
 		ret = pld_cb();
@@ -1171,7 +1172,6 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_resume(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			goto fail;
 		}
 	}
-	hif_pm_set_link_state(hif_ctx, HIF_PM_LINK_STATE_UP);
 
 	if (hif_runtime_resume(hif_ctx)) {
 		status = QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE;
@@ -1182,6 +1182,8 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_resume(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	if (status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail;
 
+	hif_pm_set_link_state(hif_ctx, HIF_PM_LINK_STATE_UP);
+
 	status = pmo_core_psoc_configure_resume(psoc, true);
 	if (status != QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		goto fail;