diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 68b99921be2f..1ca4c4b77d96 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -1346,9 +1346,8 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_send_host_wakeup_ind_to_fw(
 	pmo_enter();
 
 	hif_ctx = pmo_core_psoc_get_hif_handle(psoc);
-	hif_set_ep_vote_access(hif_ctx,
-			       HIF_EP_VOTE_NONDP_ACCESS,
-			       HIF_EP_VOTE_INTERMEDIATE_ACCESS);
+
+	hif_set_ep_intermediate_vote_access(hif_ctx);
 
 	qdf_event_reset(&psoc_ctx->wow.target_resume);