diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
index dbe2d79f233f..83ce665d3cbf 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_core.c
@@ -3289,10 +3289,10 @@ static int hci_suspend_wait_event(struct hci_dev *hdev)
 				     WAKE_COND, SUSPEND_NOTIFIER_TIMEOUT);
 
 	if (ret == 0) {
-		bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "Timed out waiting for suspend");
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Timed out waiting for suspend events");
 		for (i = 0; i < __SUSPEND_NUM_TASKS; ++i) {
 			if (test_bit(i, hdev->suspend_tasks))
-				bt_dev_dbg(hdev, "Bit %d is set", i);
+				bt_dev_err(hdev, "Suspend timeout bit: %d", i);
 			clear_bit(i, hdev->suspend_tasks);
 		}
 
@@ -3360,12 +3360,15 @@ static int hci_suspend_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 		ret = hci_change_suspend_state(hdev, BT_RUNNING);
 	}
 
-	/* If suspend failed, restore it to running */
-	if (ret && action == PM_SUSPEND_PREPARE)
-		hci_change_suspend_state(hdev, BT_RUNNING);
-
 done:
-	return ret ? notifier_from_errno(-EBUSY) : NOTIFY_STOP;
+	/* We always allow suspend even if suspend preparation failed and
+	 * attempt to recover in resume.
+	 */
+	if (ret)
+		bt_dev_err(hdev, "Suspend notifier action (%lu) failed: %d",
+			   action, ret);
+
+	return NOTIFY_STOP;
 }
 
 /* Alloc HCI device */