diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index bbaabf4410bf..c111018d0f5b 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ pmo_core_enable_wow_in_fw(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_host_credits(psoc),
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_pending_cmnds(psoc));
 		pmo_tgt_update_target_suspend_flag(psoc, false);
-		qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_SUSPEND_TIMEOUT);
+		if (!psoc_ctx->wow.target_suspend.force_set)
+			qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_SUSPEND_TIMEOUT);
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -883,7 +884,8 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_suspend_target(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	if (QDF_IS_STATUS_ERROR(status)) {
 		pmo_err("Failed to get ACK from firmware for pdev suspend");
 		pmo_tgt_update_target_suspend_flag(psoc, false);
-		qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_SUSPEND_TIMEOUT);
+		if (!psoc_ctx->wow.target_suspend.force_set)
+			qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_SUSPEND_TIMEOUT);
 	}
 
 out:
@@ -1199,7 +1201,9 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_send_host_wakeup_ind_to_fw(
 		pmo_err("Pending commands %d credits %d",
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_pending_cmnds(psoc),
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_host_credits(psoc));
-		qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_RESUME_TIMEOUT);
+
+		if (!psoc_ctx->wow.target_resume.force_set)
+			qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_RESUME_TIMEOUT);
 	} else {
 		pmo_debug("Host wakeup received");
 	}
@@ -1271,7 +1275,8 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_resume_target(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 		pmo_fatal("Pending commands %d credits %d",
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_pending_cmnds(psoc),
 			pmo_tgt_psoc_get_host_credits(psoc));
-		qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_RESUME_TIMEOUT);
+		if (!psoc_ctx->wow.target_resume.force_set)
+			qdf_trigger_self_recovery(psoc, QDF_RESUME_TIMEOUT);
 	} else {
 		pmo_debug("Host wakeup received");
 	}