diff --git a/src/ipc/handler.c b/src/ipc/handler.c
index 442a8a1b1..a53c715c2 100644
--- a/src/ipc/handler.c
+++ b/src/ipc/handler.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ static int ipc_pm_context_size(uint32_t header)
 static int ipc_pm_context_save(uint32_t header)
 {
 	struct sof_ipc_pm_ctx *pm_ctx = _ipc->comp_data;
+	struct intel_ipc_data *iipc = ipc_get_drvdata(_ipc);
 
 	trace_ipc("PMs");
 
@@ -579,7 +580,7 @@ static int ipc_pm_context_save(uint32_t header)
 	/* write the context to the host driver */
 	mailbox_hostbox_write(0, pm_ctx, sizeof(*pm_ctx));
 
-	//iipc->pm_prepare_D3 = 1;
+	iipc->pm_prepare_D3 = 1;
 
 	return 1;
 }