diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-sei610.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-sei610.dts
index 3435aaa4e8db..1d627f7f47b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-sei610.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-sm1-sei610.dts
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ &sd_emmc_a {
 	non-removable;
 	disable-wp;
 
+	/* WiFi firmware requires power to be kept while in suspend */
+	keep-power-in-suspend;
+
 	mmc-pwrseq = <&sdio_pwrseq>;
 
 	vmmc-supply = <&vddao_3v3>;