diff --git a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
index 47ff14149fb9..719a062c7f83 100644
--- a/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
+++ b/components/pmo/core/src/wlan_pmo_suspend_resume.c
@@ -932,6 +932,12 @@ out:
 }
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_RUNTIME_PM
+#define PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(__condition) ({ \
+	typeof(__condition) condition = __condition; \
+	if (condition && !qdf_is_fw_down()) \
+		QDF_BUG(0); \
+})
+
 QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 					     pmo_pld_auto_suspend_cb pld_cb)
 {
@@ -1026,24 +1032,23 @@ QDF_STATUS pmo_core_psoc_bus_runtime_suspend(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	goto dec_psoc_ref;
 
 resume_hif:
-	QDF_BUG(!hif_runtime_resume(hif_ctx));
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(hif_runtime_resume(hif_ctx));
 
 pmo_bus_resume:
-	QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS ==
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS !=
 		pmo_core_psoc_bus_resume_req(psoc, QDF_RUNTIME_SUSPEND));
 
 pmo_resume_configure:
-	QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS ==
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS !=
 		pmo_core_psoc_configure_resume(psoc, true));
 
 resume_htc:
-	QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS ==
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS !=
 		pmo_tgt_psoc_set_runtime_pm_inprogress(psoc, false));
-
-	QDF_BUG(!htc_runtime_resume(htc_ctx));
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(htc_runtime_resume(htc_ctx));
 
 cdp_runtime_resume:
-	QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS ==
+	PMO_CORE_PSOC_RUNTIME_PM_QDF_BUG(QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS !=
 		cdp_runtime_resume(dp_soc, pdev_id));
 
 runtime_failure: