diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
index b781dbed2165..afb0764b5e1f 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
@@ -762,15 +762,10 @@ static int i3c_hci_reset_and_init(struct i3c_hci *hci)
 int i3c_hci_rpm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct i3c_hci *hci = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-	int ret;
 
-	ret = i3c_hci_bus_disable(hci);
-	if (ret) {
-		/* Fall back to software reset to disable the bus */
-		ret = i3c_hci_software_reset(hci);
-		i3c_hci_sync_irq_inactive(hci);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	/* Fall back to software reset to disable the bus */
+	if (i3c_hci_bus_disable(hci))
+		i3c_hci_software_reset(hci);
 
 	hci->io->suspend(hci);