diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index e44944f4be77d0..2932a5bd892f7e 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ static int __device_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool a
 	TRACE_DEVICE(dev);
 	TRACE_SUSPEND(0);
 
+	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
+
 	if (async_error)
 		goto Complete;
 
@@ -1038,8 +1040,6 @@ static int __device_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool a
 	if (dev->power.syscore || dev->power.direct_complete)
 		goto Complete;
 
-	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
-
 	if (dev->pm_domain) {
 		info = "noirq power domain ";
 		callback = pm_noirq_op(&dev->pm_domain->ops, state);
@@ -1174,6 +1174,8 @@ static int __device_suspend_late(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool as
 
 	__pm_runtime_disable(dev, false);
 
+	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
+
 	if (async_error)
 		goto Complete;
 
@@ -1185,8 +1187,6 @@ static int __device_suspend_late(struct device *dev, pm_message_t state, bool as
 	if (dev->power.syscore || dev->power.direct_complete)
 		goto Complete;
 
-	dpm_wait_for_children(dev, async);
-
 	if (dev->pm_domain) {
 		info = "late power domain ";
 		callback = pm_late_early_op(&dev->pm_domain->ops, state);