diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
index de71ad594f34..903758751c99 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath11k/pci.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,11 @@ static __maybe_unused int ath11k_pci_pm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	struct ath11k_base *ab = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (test_bit(ATH11K_FLAG_QMI_FAIL, &ab->dev_flags)) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "boot skipping pci suspend as qmi is not initialised\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath11k_core_suspend(ab);
 	if (ret)
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to suspend core: %d\n", ret);
@@ -1583,6 +1588,11 @@ static __maybe_unused int ath11k_pci_pm_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct ath11k_base *ab = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
+	if (test_bit(ATH11K_FLAG_QMI_FAIL, &ab->dev_flags)) {
+		ath11k_dbg(ab, ATH11K_DBG_BOOT, "boot skipping pci resume as qmi is not initialised\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	ret = ath11k_core_resume(ab);
 	if (ret)
 		ath11k_warn(ab, "failed to resume core: %d\n", ret);