diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index c54eb118fb2f..ed45963c109b 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -1896,6 +1896,10 @@ static int _wlan_hdd_cfg80211_resume_wlan(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
 	int errno;
 
+	hif_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HIF);
+	if (hif_ctx)
+		hif_pm_runtime_put(hif_ctx, RTPM_ID_SUSPEND_RESUME);
+
 	if (!hdd_ctx) {
 		hdd_err_rl("hdd context is null");
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -1911,12 +1915,8 @@ static int _wlan_hdd_cfg80211_resume_wlan(struct wiphy *wiphy)
 	if (errno)
 		return errno;
 
-	hif_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HIF);
-	if (!hif_ctx)
-		return -EINVAL;
 
 	errno = __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_resume_wlan(wiphy);
-	hif_pm_runtime_put(hif_ctx, RTPM_ID_SUSPEND_RESUME);
 
 	return errno;
 }