diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
index 0e3ecf8..c981e13 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/cfg80211.c
@@ -1886,6 +1886,34 @@
 
 	return ath6kl_hif_resume(ar);
 }
+
+/*
+ * FIXME: WOW suspend mode is selected if the host sdio controller supports
+ * both sdio irq wake up and keep power. The target pulls sdio data line to
+ * wake up the host when WOW pattern matches. This causes sdio irq handler
+ * is being called in the host side which internally hits ath6kl's RX path.
+ *
+ * Since sdio interrupt is not disabled, RX path executes even before
+ * the host executes the actual resume operation from PM module.
+ *
+ * In the current scenario, WOW resume should happen before start processing
+ * any data from the target. So It's required to perform WOW resume in RX path.
+ * Ideally we should perform WOW resume only in the actual platform
+ * resume path. This area needs bit rework to avoid WOW resume in RX path.
+ *
+ * ath6kl_check_wow_status() is called from ath6kl_rx().
+ */
+void ath6kl_check_wow_status(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+	if (ar->state == ATH6KL_STATE_WOW)
+		ath6kl_cfg80211_resume(ar);
+}
+
+#else
+
+void ath6kl_check_wow_status(struct ath6kl *ar)
+{
+}
 #endif
 
 static int ath6kl_set_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
index 9e8b8e3..e7e095e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/core.h
@@ -678,5 +678,6 @@
 void ath6kl_cleanup_vif(struct ath6kl_vif *vif, bool wmi_ready);
 int ath6kl_init_hw_start(struct ath6kl *ar);
 int ath6kl_init_hw_stop(struct ath6kl *ar);
+void ath6kl_check_wow_status(struct ath6kl *ar);
 
 #endif /* CORE_H */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
index 06e4912..6f1de44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/txrx.c
@@ -1134,6 +1134,8 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	ath6kl_check_wow_status(ar);
+
 	if (ept == ar->ctrl_ep) {
 		ath6kl_wmi_control_rx(ar->wmi, skb);
 		return;