diff --git a/hif/inc/hif.h b/hif/inc/hif.h
index 67c902b4abc4..654f0466af1e 100644
--- a/hif/inc/hif.h
+++ b/hif/inc/hif.h
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ void hif_display_stats(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 void hif_clear_stats(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 #ifdef FEATURE_RUNTIME_PM
 struct hif_pm_runtime_lock;
+void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 int hif_pm_runtime_get(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 void hif_pm_runtime_get_noresume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 int hif_pm_runtime_put(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ int hif_pm_runtime_prevent_suspend_timeout(struct hif_opaque_softc *ol_sc,
 struct hif_pm_runtime_lock {
 	const char *name;
 };
-
+static inline void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx) {}
 static inline void hif_pm_runtime_get_noresume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 {}
 
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
index 83d2af0eca02..f8680480e2d0 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
@@ -3114,7 +3114,6 @@ bus_resume:
 	return errno;
 }
 
-#ifdef WLAN_FEATURE_FASTPATH
 /**
  * hif_fastpath_resume() - resume fastpath for runtimepm
  *
@@ -3122,7 +3121,7 @@ bus_resume:
  * since runtime pm may cause ce_send_fast to skip the register
  * write.
  */
-static void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
+void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 {
 	struct hif_softc *scn = HIF_GET_SOFTC(hif_ctx);
 	struct CE_state *ce_state;
@@ -3144,9 +3143,6 @@ static void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 		Q_TARGET_ACCESS_END(scn);
 	}
 }
-#else
-static void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx) {}
-#endif
 
 /**
  * hif_runtime_resume() - do the bus resume part of a runtime resume
@@ -3160,8 +3156,6 @@ int hif_runtime_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 	QDF_BUG(!hif_bus_resume_noirq(hif_ctx));
 	QDF_BUG(!hif_apps_irqs_enable(hif_ctx));
 	QDF_BUG(!hif_bus_resume(hif_ctx));
-	hif_fastpath_resume(hif_ctx);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif /* #ifdef FEATURE_RUNTIME_PM */
diff --git a/htc/htc_send.c b/htc/htc_send.c
index 64c38ae76701..b792b5c6d2cd 100644
--- a/htc/htc_send.c
+++ b/htc/htc_send.c
@@ -2009,6 +2009,8 @@ void htc_kick_queues(void *context)
 
 		htc_try_send(target, endpoint, NULL);
 	}
+
+	hif_fastpath_resume(target->hif_dev);
 }
 #endif