diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/firmware.c b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/firmware.c
index 8c2c68114bbd0..227bd3b3f84c1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/qcom/venus/firmware.c
@@ -53,10 +53,12 @@ int venus_set_hw_state(struct venus_core *core, bool resume)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (resume)
+	if (resume) {
 		venus_reset_cpu(core);
-	else
-		writel(1, core->wrapper_base + WRAPPER_A9SS_SW_RESET);
+	} else {
+		if (!IS_V6(core))
+			writel(1, core->wrapper_base + WRAPPER_A9SS_SW_RESET);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }