diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index ec440b8fbfa1..10db1db79b93 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -15035,10 +15035,23 @@ static void hdd_driver_unload(void)
 	struct osif_driver_sync *driver_sync;
 	struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD);
 	QDF_STATUS status;
+	void *hif_ctx;
 
 	pr_info("%s: Unloading driver v%s\n", WLAN_MODULE_NAME,
 		QWLAN_VERSIONSTR);
 
+	hif_ctx = cds_get_context(QDF_MODULE_ID_HIF);
+	if (!hif_ctx) {
+		hdd_err_rl("hif context is Null");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Trigger runtime sync resume before setting unload in progress
+	 * such that resume can happen successfully
+	 */
+	hif_pm_runtime_sync_resume(hif_ctx);
+
 	cds_set_driver_loaded(false);
 	cds_set_unload_in_progress(true);