diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
index 07dcf00ca1a75e091b0c9a033140a69b3f7b6a3c..4febee723495c672f6a4f86e10117b1c81097381 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/sdio.c
@@ -856,6 +856,19 @@ static int ath6kl_sdio_suspend(struct ath6kl *ar, struct cfg80211_wowlan *wow)
 		if (ret)
 			goto cut_pwr;
 
+		/*
+		 * Workaround to support Deep Sleep with MSM, set the host pm
+		 * flag as MMC_PM_WAKE_SDIO_IRQ to allow SDCC deiver to disable
+		 * the sdc2_clock and internally allows MSM to enter
+		 * TCXO shutdown properly.
+		 */
+		if ((flags & MMC_PM_WAKE_SDIO_IRQ)) {
+			ret = sdio_set_host_pm_flags(func,
+						MMC_PM_WAKE_SDIO_IRQ);
+			if (ret)
+				goto cut_pwr;
+		}
+
 		ret = ath6kl_cfg80211_suspend(ar, ATH6KL_CFG_SUSPEND_DEEPSLEEP,
 					      NULL);
 		if (ret)