diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-nanopi-k2.dts b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-nanopi-k2.dts
index 233eb1cd7967..d6ca684e0e61 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-nanopi-k2.dts
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/amlogic/meson-gxbb-nanopi-k2.dts
@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ &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 = <&vddio_ao3v3>;