diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
index 0d161cf90608076b5eb669e30fcdadc235f9c573..ebc5fc2ede75cbac75da3a2f789a946d4e1274ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.c
@@ -858,10 +858,34 @@ int ath10k_core_start(struct ath10k *ar)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath10k_core_start);
 
+int ath10k_wait_for_suspend(struct ath10k *ar, u32 suspend_opt)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	reinit_completion(&ar->target_suspend);
+
+	ret = ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(ar, suspend_opt);
+	if (ret) {
+		ath10k_warn("could not suspend target (%d)\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->target_suspend, 1 * HZ);
+
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		ath10k_warn("suspend timed out - target pause event never came\n");
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void ath10k_core_stop(struct ath10k *ar)
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ar->conf_mutex);
 
+	/* try to suspend target */
+	ath10k_wait_for_suspend(ar, WMI_PDEV_SUSPEND_AND_DISABLE_INTR);
 	ath10k_debug_stop(ar);
 	ath10k_htc_stop(&ar->htc);
 	ath10k_htt_detach(&ar->htt);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 4f7ff9bd7813bea8c15e2b757b17b6c75bfe43d5..fae53f909550ae383ad44c127de1942c8703bfdf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -492,6 +492,7 @@ struct ath10k *ath10k_core_create(void *hif_priv, struct device *dev,
 void ath10k_core_destroy(struct ath10k *ar);
 
 int ath10k_core_start(struct ath10k *ar);
+int ath10k_wait_for_suspend(struct ath10k *ar, u32 suspend_opt);
 void ath10k_core_stop(struct ath10k *ar);
 int ath10k_core_register(struct ath10k *ar, u32 chip_id);
 void ath10k_core_unregister(struct ath10k *ar);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index 3d905932b5a296009ebd39d743857dbc419f1987..b2c65904449c31e52c0a8beefc5a8896630b46fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3442,22 +3442,14 @@ static int ath10k_suspend(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	mutex_lock(&ar->conf_mutex);
 
-	reinit_completion(&ar->target_suspend);
-
-	ret = ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(ar);
+	ret = ath10k_wait_for_suspend(ar, WMI_PDEV_SUSPEND);
 	if (ret) {
-		ath10k_warn("could not suspend target (%d)\n", ret);
+		if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
+			goto resume;
 		ret = 1;
 		goto exit;
 	}
 
-	ret = wait_for_completion_timeout(&ar->target_suspend, 1 * HZ);
-
-	if (ret == 0) {
-		ath10k_warn("suspend timed out - target pause event never came\n");
-		goto resume;
-	}
-
 	ret = ath10k_hif_suspend(ar);
 	if (ret) {
 		ath10k_warn("could not suspend hif (%d)\n", ret);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index b3c5a1faad4390f5e64cfd7c7cda4a505256b9e7..91e501b5499ef0497b3bb8b22e718c691d00f315 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -2443,7 +2443,7 @@ int ath10k_wmi_pdev_set_channel(struct ath10k *ar,
 				   ar->wmi.cmd->pdev_set_channel_cmdid);
 }
 
-int ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(struct ath10k *ar)
+int ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(struct ath10k *ar, u32 suspend_opt)
 {
 	struct wmi_pdev_suspend_cmd *cmd;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@ int ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(struct ath10k *ar)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	cmd = (struct wmi_pdev_suspend_cmd *)skb->data;
-	cmd->suspend_opt = WMI_PDEV_SUSPEND;
+	cmd->suspend_opt = __cpu_to_le32(suspend_opt);
 
 	return ath10k_wmi_cmd_send(ar, skb, ar->wmi.cmd->pdev_suspend_cmdid);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
index 083079f3fdd41955164b388752126c058c95d701..fc1093a51ab13268170b7408887703770f9b381a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
@@ -4193,7 +4193,7 @@ int ath10k_wmi_wait_for_unified_ready(struct ath10k *ar);
 int ath10k_wmi_connect_htc_service(struct ath10k *ar);
 int ath10k_wmi_pdev_set_channel(struct ath10k *ar,
 				const struct wmi_channel_arg *);
-int ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(struct ath10k *ar);
+int ath10k_wmi_pdev_suspend_target(struct ath10k *ar, u32 suspend_opt);
 int ath10k_wmi_pdev_resume_target(struct ath10k *ar);
 int ath10k_wmi_pdev_set_regdomain(struct ath10k *ar, u16 rd, u16 rd2g,
 				  u16 rd5g, u16 ctl2g, u16 ctl5g);