struct pci_dev *pdev = to_pci_dev(dev);
 
        card = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-       if (!card || !card->adapter) {
-               pr_err("Card or adapter structure is not valid\n");
+       if (!card) {
+               dev_err(dev, "card structure is not valid\n");
                return 0;
        }
 
+       /* Might still be loading firmware */
+       wait_for_completion(&card->fw_done);
+
        adapter = card->adapter;
+       if (!adapter) {
+               dev_err(dev, "adapter is not valid\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        mwifiex_enable_wake(adapter);
 
        /* Enable the Host Sleep */
 
                }
 
                card = sdio_get_drvdata(func);
-               if (!card || !card->adapter) {
-                       pr_err("suspend: invalid card or adapter\n");
+               if (!card) {
+                       dev_err(dev, "suspend: invalid card\n");
                        return 0;
                }
        } else {
                return 0;
        }
 
+       /* Might still be loading firmware */
+       wait_for_completion(&card->fw_done);
+
        adapter = card->adapter;
+       if (!adapter) {
+               dev_err(dev, "adapter is not valid\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
        mwifiex_enable_wake(adapter);
 
        /* Enable the Host Sleep */
 
        struct usb_tx_data_port *port;
        int i, j;
 
-       if (!card || !card->adapter) {
-               pr_err("%s: card or card->adapter is NULL\n", __func__);
+       if (!card) {
+               dev_err(&intf->dev, "%s: card is NULL\n", __func__);
                return 0;
        }
+
+       /* Might still be loading firmware */
+       wait_for_completion(&card->fw_done);
+
        adapter = card->adapter;
+       if (!adapter) {
+               dev_err(&intf->dev, "card is not valid\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
 
        if (unlikely(adapter->is_suspended))
                mwifiex_dbg(adapter, WARN,