diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
index b4da05d5a498..d67662b6b2a1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/microchip/wilc1000/sdio.c
@@ -969,7 +969,6 @@ static int wilc_sdio_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct sdio_func *func = dev_to_sdio_func(dev);
 	struct wilc *wilc = sdio_get_drvdata(func);
-	int ret;
 
 	dev_info(dev, "sdio suspend\n");
 
@@ -983,13 +982,7 @@ static int wilc_sdio_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	wilc_sdio_disable_interrupt(wilc);
 
-	ret = wilc_sdio_reset(wilc);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&func->dev, "Fail reset sdio\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return sdio_set_host_pm_flags(func, MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER);
 }
 
 static int wilc_sdio_resume(struct device *dev)