diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
index 0c15863672..c0378382ea 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_main.c
@@ -18313,6 +18313,7 @@ void hdd_shutdown_wlan_in_suspend(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx)
 #define SHUTDOWN_IN_SUSPEND_PREVENT_TIMEOUT 5
 
 	if (!hdd_is_any_interface_open(hdd_ctx)) {
+		hdd_ctx->shutdown_in_suspend = true;
 		qdf_delayed_work_start(&hdd_ctx->psoc_idle_timeout_work,
 				       SHUTDOWN_IN_SUSPEND_WAIT_TIMEOUT);
 		hdd_prevent_suspend_timeout(SHUTDOWN_IN_SUSPEND_PREVENT_TIMEOUT,
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
index b5da92f1f7..93afc934c1 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_power.c
@@ -2500,8 +2500,10 @@ static int __wlan_hdd_cfg80211_suspend_wlan(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	}
 
 	if (suspend_mode == PMO_SUSPEND_SHUTDOWN) {
+		if (hdd_ctx->shutdown_in_suspend)
+			return -EAGAIN;
+
 		hdd_info_rl("Shutdown WLAN in Suspend");
-		hdd_ctx->shutdown_in_suspend = true;
 		hdd_shutdown_wlan_in_suspend(hdd_ctx);
 		/* shutdown must be excute in active, so return -EAGAIN
 		 * to PM to exit and try again