diff --git a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
index e59e1f0..da60fb8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gprs/gprs_gmm.c
@@ -1952,7 +1952,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_NORMAL) {
+	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_NORMAL &&
+	    mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_SUSPENDED) {
 		LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_NOTICE, mmctx, "SUSPEND request while state "
 			"!= REGISTERED (TLLI=%08x)\n", tlli);
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1977,7 +1978,8 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_SUSPENDED) {
+	if (mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_NORMAL &&
+	    mmctx->mm_state != GMM_REGISTERED_SUSPENDED) {
 		LOGMMCTXP(LOGL_NOTICE, mmctx, "RESUME request while state "
 			"!= SUSPENDED (TLLI=%08x)\n", tlli);
 		/* FIXME: should we not simply ignore it? */