diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 3a27602d3f25..b3b880133f50 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -970,6 +970,7 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	QDF_STATUS status;
 	int ret;
 	struct pmo_wow_enable_params wow_params = {0};
+	struct pmo_psoc_priv_obj *psoc_ctx;
 	qdf_time_t begin, end;
 	int pending;
 
@@ -1057,7 +1058,16 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		}
 	}
 
+	hif_pm_runtime_suspend_lock(hif_ctx);
+	psoc_ctx = pmo_psoc_get_priv(psoc);
+	if (pmo_core_get_wow_initial_wake_up(psoc_ctx)) {
+		hif_pm_runtime_suspend_unlock(hif_ctx);
+		pmo_err("Target wake up received before suspend completion");
+		status = QDF_STATUS_E_BUSY;
+		goto resume_hif;
+	}
 	hif_process_runtime_suspend_success(hif_ctx);
+	hif_pm_runtime_suspend_unlock(hif_ctx);
 
 	goto dec_psoc_ref;