diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
index f61b7f20ba29..639a627f9838 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_softap_tx_rx.c
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@ static void __hdd_softap_tx_timeout(struct net_device *dev)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (hdd_ctx->hdd_wlan_suspended) {
+		hdd_debug("wlan is suspended, ignore timeout");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	TX_TIMEOUT_TRACE(dev, QDF_MODULE_ID_HDD_SAP_DATA);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_TX_QUEUES; i++) {