diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 73ac668fffd7..77781652afce 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,7 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_resume_req(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	pmo_core_update_wow_initial_wake_up(psoc_ctx, 0);
 
 	/* If target was not suspended, bail out */
-	if (!pmo_tgt_is_target_suspended(psoc)) {
+	if (qdf_is_fw_down() || !pmo_tgt_is_target_suspended(psoc)) {
 		pmo_psoc_put_ref(psoc);
 		goto out;
 	}