diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
index 7960980780832..661d704c8093d 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/pm.c
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ int mhi_pm_suspend(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 		return -EIO;
 
 	/* Return busy if there are any pending resources */
-	if (atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->dev_wake))
+	if (atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->dev_wake) ||
+	    atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->pending_pkts))
 		return -EBUSY;
 
 	/* Take MHI out of M2 state */
@@ -712,7 +713,8 @@ int mhi_pm_suspend(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 
 	write_lock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 
-	if (atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->dev_wake)) {
+	if (atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->dev_wake) ||
+	    atomic_read(&mhi_cntrl->pending_pkts)) {
 		write_unlock_irq(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}