diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
index 08635be66660..bfd199c16b87 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
@@ -1107,6 +1107,9 @@ int cnss_suspend_pci_link(struct cnss_pci_data *pci_priv)
 			cnss_pr_err("Failed to set D3Hot, err =  %d\n", ret);
 	}
 
+	/* Always do PCIe L2 suspend during power off/PCIe link recovery */
+	pci_priv->drv_connected_last = 0;
+
 	ret = cnss_set_pci_link(pci_priv, PCI_LINK_DOWN);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
@@ -1184,8 +1187,6 @@ int cnss_pci_recover_link_down(struct cnss_pci_data *pci_priv)
 	 */
 	msleep(WAKE_EVENT_TIMEOUT);
 
-	/* Always do PCIe L2 suspend/resume during link down recovery */
-	pci_priv->drv_connected_last = 0;
 	ret = cnss_suspend_pci_link(pci_priv);
 	if (ret)
 		cnss_pr_err("Failed to suspend PCI link, err = %d\n", ret);