diff --git a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
--- a/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c
@@ -3069,10 +3069,12 @@ static int btintel_pcie_set_dxstate(struct btintel_pcie_data *data, u32 dxstate)
 				    "Timeout (%u ms) on alive interrupt for D%d entry, retry count %d",
 				    dx_intr_timeout_ms, dxstate, retry);
 
-			/* clear gp0 cause */
-			btintel_pcie_clr_reg_bits(data,
-						  BTINTEL_PCIE_CSR_MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES,
-						  BTINTEL_PCIE_MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_GP0);
+			/* MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES is W1C. Write only GP0 so other
+			 * pending causes are not acknowledged here.
+			 */
+			btintel_pcie_wr_reg32(data,
+					      BTINTEL_PCIE_CSR_MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES,
+					      BTINTEL_PCIE_MSIX_HW_INT_CAUSES_GP0);
 		}
 
 		/* gp0_received is set at the top of the handler, before the switch on