diff --git a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv/env/seq_lib/rv_dm_mem_tl_access_resuming_vseq.sv b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv/env/seq_lib/rv_dm_mem_tl_access_resuming_vseq.sv
index 13e48a2a867fd..b0b0d881a457d 100644
--- a/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv/env/seq_lib/rv_dm_mem_tl_access_resuming_vseq.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/rv_dm/dv/env/seq_lib/rv_dm_mem_tl_access_resuming_vseq.sv
@@ -19,13 +19,17 @@ class rv_dm_mem_tl_access_resuming_vseq extends rv_dm_base_vseq;
     uvm_reg_data_t wdata;
     uvm_reg_data_t rdata;
     repeat ($urandom_range(1, 10)) begin
-      wdata = $urandom_range(0, 1);
-      // Verify that writing to RESUMING results in anyresumeack and allresumeack to be set,
-      //when resumereq bit is set it will clear the anyresumeack and allresumeack.
+      wdata = $urandom_range(0,1);
+      // Verify that writing to RESUMING results in anyresumeack and
+      // allresumeack to be set.When resumereq bit is set,
+      // it will clear the anyresumeack and allresumeack.
+      csr_wr(.ptr(jtag_dmi_ral.dmcontrol.haltreq), .value(1));
       csr_wr(.ptr(tl_mem_ral.halted), .value(0));
       csr_rd(.ptr(jtag_dmi_ral.dmstatus), .value(rdata));
+      `DV_CHECK_EQ(1, get_field_val(jtag_dmi_ral.dmstatus.anyhalted, rdata))
       `DV_CHECK_EQ(1, get_field_val(jtag_dmi_ral.dmstatus.allhalted, rdata))
       cfg.clk_rst_vif.wait_clks($urandom_range(0, 1000));
+      csr_wr(.ptr(jtag_dmi_ral.dmcontrol.haltreq), .value(0));
       csr_wr(.ptr(tl_mem_ral.resuming), .value(0));
       cfg.clk_rst_vif.wait_clks($urandom_range(0, 1000));
       csr_wr(.ptr(jtag_dmi_ral.dmcontrol.resumereq), .value(wdata));