diff --git a/hif/inc/hif.h b/hif/inc/hif.h
index de343149588c..3ffa9a28f0b1 100644
--- a/hif/inc/hif.h
+++ b/hif/inc/hif.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ typedef void *hif_handle_t;
 
 #if defined(HIF_IPCI) && defined(FEATURE_HAL_DELAYED_REG_WRITE)
 #define HIF_WORK_DRAIN_WAIT_CNT 50
+
+#define HIF_EP_WAKE_RESET_WAIT_CNT 10
 #endif
 
 #define HIF_TYPE_AR6002   2
diff --git a/hif/src/hif_main.c b/hif/src/hif_main.c
index 68935b70a04d..0bb16f7bb7a8 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_main.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_main.c
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@
 #endif
 #include <linux/cpumask.h>
 
+#if defined(HIF_IPCI) && defined(FEATURE_HAL_DELAYED_REG_WRITE)
+#include <pld_common.h>
+#endif
+
 void hif_dump(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx, uint8_t cmd_id, bool start)
 {
 	hif_trigger_dump(hif_ctx, cmd_id, start);
@@ -1032,6 +1036,7 @@ QDF_STATUS hif_try_prevent_ep_vote_access(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 {
 	struct hif_softc *scn = HIF_GET_SOFTC(hif_ctx);
 	uint32_t work_drain_wait_cnt = 0;
+	uint32_t wait_cnt = 0;
 	int work = 0;
 
 	qdf_atomic_set(&scn->dp_ep_vote_access,
@@ -1051,6 +1056,14 @@ QDF_STATUS hif_try_prevent_ep_vote_access(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 		qdf_sleep(10);
 	}
 
+	while (pld_is_pci_ep_awake(scn->qdf_dev->dev)) {
+		if (++wait_cnt > HIF_EP_WAKE_RESET_WAIT_CNT) {
+			hif_err("Release EP vote is not proceed by Fw");
+			return QDF_STATUS_E_FAULT;
+		}
+		qdf_sleep(5);
+	}
+
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }