diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
index 1b469da476746469ac263a91503707c380024dcb..9da36c764d3b54434c6f736b911e6e29ad1ff11f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/pci.c
@@ -2850,6 +2850,7 @@ static int ath10k_pci_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	ath10k_pci_free_pipes(ar);
 
 err_sleep:
+	ath10k_pci_sleep_sync(ar);
 	ath10k_pci_release(ar);
 
 err_core_destroy: