diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
index c2bad7d5c7..349aca11f4 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_htt.c
@@ -3765,7 +3765,8 @@ QDF_STATUS dp_h2t_ext_stats_msg_send(struct dp_pdev *pdev,
 			dp_htt_h2t_send_complete_free_netbuf,
 			qdf_nbuf_data(msg), qdf_nbuf_len(msg),
 			soc->htc_endpoint,
-			1); /* tag - not relevant here */
+			/* tag for FW response msg not guaranteed */
+			HTC_TX_PACKET_TAG_RUNTIME_PUT);
 
 	SET_HTC_PACKET_NET_BUF_CONTEXT(&pkt->htc_pkt, msg);
 	DP_HTT_SEND_HTC_PKT(soc, pkt, HTT_H2T_MSG_TYPE_EXT_STATS_REQ,
diff --git a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
index d33d9e424f..f9880e136f 100644
--- a/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
+++ b/dp/wifi3.0/dp_stats.c
@@ -4587,6 +4587,9 @@ dp_print_ring_stats(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 	uint32_t i;
 	int mac_id;
 
+	if (hif_pm_runtime_get_sync(pdev->soc->hif_handle))
+		return;
+
 	dp_print_ring_stat_from_hal(pdev->soc,
 				    &pdev->soc->reo_exception_ring,
 				    REO_EXCEPTION);
@@ -4645,6 +4648,8 @@ dp_print_ring_stats(struct dp_pdev *pdev)
 		dp_print_ring_stat_from_hal(pdev->soc,
 					    &pdev->rxdma_err_dst_ring[i],
 					    RXDMA_DST);
+
+	hif_pm_runtime_put(pdev->soc->hif_handle);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/hif/inc/hif.h b/hif/inc/hif.h
index bb4b1ea302..de46bd4600 100644
--- a/hif/inc/hif.h
+++ b/hif/inc/hif.h
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@ void hif_clear_stats(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 #ifdef FEATURE_RUNTIME_PM
 struct hif_pm_runtime_lock;
 void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
+int hif_pm_runtime_get_sync(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 int hif_pm_runtime_request_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 int hif_pm_runtime_get(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
 void hif_pm_runtime_get_noresume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx);
@@ -867,6 +868,8 @@ struct hif_pm_runtime_lock {
 	const char *name;
 };
 static inline void hif_fastpath_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx) {}
+static inline int hif_pm_runtime_get_sync(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
+{ return 0; }
 static inline int
 hif_pm_runtime_request_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 { return 0; }
diff --git a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
index 2bf4d788cd..c7c1a63cfa 100644
--- a/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
+++ b/hif/src/pcie/if_pci.c
@@ -3867,6 +3867,45 @@ void hif_pci_irq_disable(struct hif_softc *scn, int ce_id)
 }
 
 #ifdef FEATURE_RUNTIME_PM
+/**
+ * hif_pm_runtime_get_sync() - do a get opperation with sync resume
+ *
+ * A get opperation will prevent a runtime suspend until a corresponding
+ * put is done. Unlike hif_pm_runtime_get(), this API will do a sync
+ * resume instead of requesting a resume if it is runtime PM suspended
+ * so it can only be called in non-atomic context.
+ *
+ * @hif_ctx: pointer of HIF context
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if it is runtime PM resumed otherwise an error code.
+ */
+int hif_pm_runtime_get_sync(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
+{
+	struct hif_pci_softc *sc = HIF_GET_PCI_SOFTC(hif_ctx);
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!sc)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	sc->pm_stats.runtime_get++;
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(sc->dev);
+
+	/* Get can return 1 if the device is already active, just return
+	 * success in that case.
+	 */
+	if (ret > 0)
+		ret = 0;
+
+	if (ret) {
+		sc->pm_stats.runtime_get_err++;
+		HIF_ERROR("Runtime PM Get Sync error in pm_state: %d, ret: %d",
+			  qdf_atomic_read(&sc->pm_state), ret);
+		hif_pm_runtime_put(hif_ctx);
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 int hif_pm_runtime_request_resume(struct hif_opaque_softc *hif_ctx)
 {
 	struct hif_pci_softc *sc = HIF_GET_PCI_SOFTC(hif_ctx);