diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
index 149ecf73df38..f536c4d480d4 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/pci.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/io-64-nonatomic-hi-lo.h>
 #include <linux/sed-opal.h>
 #include <linux/pci-p2pdma.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
 
 #include "trace.h"
 #include "nvme.h"
@@ -3148,6 +3149,12 @@ static int nvme_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	ndev->last_ps = U32_MAX;
 
+	printk("Greetings from nvme_suspend!");
+	if (ndev->hmb) {
+		ret = nvme_set_host_mem(ndev, 0);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto fail;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * The platform does not remove power for a kernel managed suspend so
 	 * use host managed nvme power settings for lowest idle power if
@@ -3178,11 +3185,6 @@ static int nvme_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	 * but the specification allows the controller to access memory in a
 	 * non-operational power state.
 	 */
-	if (ndev->hmb) {
-		ret = nvme_set_host_mem(ndev, 0);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			goto unfreeze;
-	}
 
 	ret = nvme_get_power_state(ctrl, &ndev->last_ps);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -3212,6 +3214,7 @@ static int nvme_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	}
 unfreeze:
 	nvme_unfreeze(ctrl);
+fail:
 	return ret;
 }