diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
index 2cff5ddff225..cea5eab83f48 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/main.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,8 @@ static void __mhi_unprepare_channel(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl,
 	/* no more processing events for this channel */
 	mutex_lock(&mhi_chan->mutex);
 	write_lock_irq(&mhi_chan->lock);
-	if (mhi_chan->ch_state != MHI_CH_STATE_ENABLED) {
+	if (mhi_chan->ch_state != MHI_CH_STATE_ENABLED &&
+	    mhi_chan->ch_state != MHI_CH_STATE_SUSPENDED) {
 		write_unlock_irq(&mhi_chan->lock);
 		mutex_unlock(&mhi_chan->mutex);
 		return;