diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-wetek.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-wetek.dtsi
index 4c539881fbb7..dee51cf95223 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-wetek.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-wetek.dtsi
@@ -200,6 +200,9 @@ &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>;