diff --git a/hif/src/hif_runtime_pm.c b/hif/src/hif_runtime_pm.c
index f1bf9d0eb2..a3b9336991 100644
--- a/hif/src/hif_runtime_pm.c
+++ b/hif/src/hif_runtime_pm.c
@@ -873,9 +873,14 @@ void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
  */
 int hif_runtime_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 {
+	int errno;
+
 	QDF_BUG(!hif_bus_resume_noirq(hif_ctx));
-	QDF_BUG(!hif_bus_resume(hif_ctx));
-	return 0;
+	errno = hif_bus_resume(hif_ctx);
+	if (errno)
+		HIF_ERROR("%s: failed runtime resume: %d", __func__, errno);
+
+	return errno;
 }
 
 /**