diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
index 7601aeebd82b..2e84830b6d4f 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/include/esp_private/sleep_modem.h
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ void sleep_modem_wifi_do_phy_retention(bool restore);
  */
 bool sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled(void);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Get WiFi modem link done state
+ *
+ * @return true or false for WiFi modem link can be used to enable RF by REGDMA or can not be used
+ */
+bool sleep_modem_wifi_modem_link_done(void);
+
 #endif /* SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE */
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
index 086aed667add..d73f32845c2b 100644
--- a/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
+++ b/components/esp_hw_support/sleep_modem.c
@@ -256,18 +256,21 @@ static __attribute__((unused)) void sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_deinit(void)
 void IRAM_ATTR sleep_modem_wifi_do_phy_retention(bool restore)
 {
     if (restore) {
-        if (s_sleep_modem.wifi.modem_state_phy_done == 1) {
-            pau_regdma_trigger_modem_link_restore();
-        }
+        pau_regdma_trigger_modem_link_restore();
     } else {
         pau_regdma_trigger_modem_link_backup();
         s_sleep_modem.wifi.modem_state_phy_done = 1;
     }
 }
 
-bool sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled(void)
+inline __attribute__((always_inline)) bool sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled(void)
+{
+    return (s_sleep_modem.wifi.phy_link != NULL);
+}
+
+inline __attribute__((always_inline)) bool sleep_modem_wifi_modem_link_done(void)
 {
-    return (s_sleep_modem.wifi.phy_link != NULL) ? true : false;
+    return (s_sleep_modem.wifi.modem_state_phy_done == 1);
 }
 
 #endif /* SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE */
@@ -303,7 +306,10 @@ static __attribute__((unused)) bool IRAM_ATTR sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_skip_
 {
     bool skip = false;
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE
-    skip = (s_sleep_modem.wifi.phy_link != NULL) && (s_sleep_modem.wifi.modem_state_phy_done == 0);
+    /* To block the system from entering sleep before modem link done. In light
+     * sleep mode, the system may switch to modem state, which will cause
+     * hardware to fail to enable RF */
+    skip = sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled() && !sleep_modem_wifi_modem_link_done();
 #endif
     return skip;
 }
diff --git a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
index 0e8fabfc5180..642754e36412 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
+++ b/components/esp_phy/src/phy_init.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void esp_phy_enable(void)
 #if SOC_PM_SUPPORT_PMU_MODEM_STATE && CONFIG_ESP_WIFI_ENHANCED_LIGHT_SLEEP
             extern bool pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled(void);
             if (!pm_mac_modem_rf_already_enabled()) {
-                if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled()) {
+                if (sleep_modem_wifi_modem_state_enabled() && sleep_modem_wifi_modem_link_done()) {
                     sleep_modem_wifi_do_phy_retention(true);
                 } else {
                     phy_wakeup_init();