diff --git a/bes2600/bes2600_sdio.c b/bes2600/bes2600_sdio.c
index 3e04e8c..acc0f19 100644
--- a/bes2600/bes2600_sdio.c
+++ b/bes2600/bes2600_sdio.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,14 @@ static void bes2600_gpio_wakeup_mcu(struct sbus_priv *self, int flag)
 
 	/* error check */
 	if((self->gpio_wakup_flags & BIT(flag)) != 0) {
-		bes_err(			"repeat set gpio_wake_flag, sub_sys:%d", flag);
+		/*
+		 * Multiple subsystems holding wake is the steady-state case
+		 * (e.g. WIFI + BT both want MCU awake). Demoted from bes_err
+		 * to bes_devel since it isn't an error - the GPIO is already
+		 * asserted high and the subsystem is now also tracked.
+		 */
+		bes_devel("repeat set gpio_wake_flag, sub_sys:%d\n", flag);
+		self->gpio_wakup_flags |= BIT(flag);
 		mutex_unlock(&self->io_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -1420,7 +1427,11 @@ static void bes2600_gpio_allow_mcu_sleep(struct sbus_priv *self, int flag)
 
 	/* error check */
 	if((self->gpio_wakup_flags & BIT(flag)) == 0) {
-		bes_err(			"repeat clear gpio_wake_flag, sub_sys:%d", flag);
+		/*
+		 * Mirror of the wake path: a clear when the bit is already
+		 * clear is racy bookkeeping, not a hardware error.
+		 */
+		bes_devel("repeat clear gpio_wake_flag, sub_sys:%d\n", flag);
 		mutex_unlock(&self->io_mutex);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/bes2600/bes_pwr.c b/bes2600/bes_pwr.c
index 9b4a4de..b7b6c2f 100644
--- a/bes2600/bes_pwr.c
+++ b/bes2600/bes_pwr.c
@@ -621,19 +621,61 @@ static int bes2600_pwr_enter_lp_mode(struct bes2600_common *hw_priv)
 static void bes2600_pwr_device_exit_lp_mode(struct bes2600_common *hw_priv)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
+	enum bes2600_chip_pm_state state;
 	struct wsm_operational_mode mode = {
 		.power_mode = wsm_power_mode_active,
 		.disableMoreFlagUsage = true,
 	};
 
-	bes_devel("host lock lmac\n");
-	if(hw_priv->sbus_ops->gpio_wake)
-		hw_priv->sbus_ops->gpio_wake(hw_priv->sbus_priv, GPIO_WAKE_FLAG_MCU);
+	/*
+	 * Consult chip_pm_state set by bes2600_pwr_notify_ps_changed().
+	 * If we last saw the firmware confirm ACTIVE, skip ONLY the
+	 * gpio_wake + sbus_active wake handshake - the GPIO is already
+	 * asserted high and the SDIO MCU subsystem is already running,
+	 * so another sbus_active() round-trip just hits its 200x2ms
+	 * timeout because the firmware has nothing to do.
+	 *
+	 * wsm_set_operational_mode() below is NOT part of the wake
+	 * handshake; it is the operational-mode setter the firmware
+	 * tracks per call. Skipping it leaves the chip's SDIO state
+	 * machine without a fresh operational-mode update, which on
+	 * PineTab2 wedges the bus (-EBUSY on next sdio_rx_work read)
+	 * within a few seconds of probe completion. So it must run
+	 * unconditionally.
+	 */
+	state = atomic_read(&hw_priv->bes_power.chip_pm_state);
+	if (state == BES2600_CHIP_PM_ACTIVE) {
+		bes_devel("device_exit_lp_mode: chip already ACTIVE, skipping wake handshake\n");
+	} else {
+		bes_devel("host lock lmac\n");
+		if (hw_priv->sbus_ops->gpio_wake)
+			hw_priv->sbus_ops->gpio_wake(hw_priv->sbus_priv,
+						      GPIO_WAKE_FLAG_MCU);
 
-	if(hw_priv->sbus_ops->sbus_active) {
-		ret = hw_priv->sbus_ops->sbus_active(hw_priv->sbus_priv, SUBSYSTEM_MCU);
-		if (ret)
-			bes_err("%s, active mcu fail\n", __func__);
+		if (hw_priv->sbus_ops->sbus_active) {
+			ret = hw_priv->sbus_ops->sbus_active(hw_priv->sbus_priv,
+							     SUBSYSTEM_MCU);
+			if (ret) {
+				/*
+				 * MCU_WAKEUP_READY did not arrive within
+				 * the SDIO handshake window. Record state
+				 * as UNKNOWN so the next exit_lp_mode call
+				 * also runs the full wake sequence (no
+				 * skip), but still send operational_mode
+				 * below to match pre-c6 behaviour - the
+				 * WSM may succeed even if the SDIO active
+				 * confirm was lost, and if it fails too,
+				 * we just emit a second devel-level error.
+				 * Repeated UNKNOWN is the signal for the
+				 * LMAC active-monitor to eventually
+				 * escalate to bus_reset (c5.2's
+				 * mmc_hw_reset path).
+				 */
+				bes_err("%s, active mcu fail\n", __func__);
+				atomic_set(&hw_priv->bes_power.chip_pm_state,
+					   BES2600_CHIP_PM_UNKNOWN);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = wsm_set_operational_mode(hw_priv, &mode, 0);