diff --git a/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c b/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
index 57501ca9204b..46118f845948 100644
--- a/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
+++ b/drivers/char/apm-emulation.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ apm_ioctl(struct file *filp, u_int cmd, u_long arg)
 			 * anything critical, chill a bit on each iteration.
 			 */
 			while (wait_event_freezable(apm_suspend_waitqueue,
-					as->suspend_state == SUSPEND_DONE))
+					as->suspend_state != SUSPEND_ACKED))
 				msleep(10);
 			break;
 		case SUSPEND_ACKTO: