diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
index 2247156044ee..2a981008cc3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cnss2/pci.c
@@ -894,6 +894,8 @@ 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);