diff --git a/subsys/power/power.c b/subsys/power/power.c
index 9f4b26f8ed..aa958da91e 100644
--- a/subsys/power/power.c
+++ b/subsys/power/power.c
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ enum pm_state pm_system_suspend(int32_t ticks)
 	post_ops_done = 0;
 
 	if (ticks != K_TICKS_FOREVER) {
+		/*
+		 * Just a sanity check in case the policy manager does not
+		 * handle this error condition properly.
+		 */
+		__ASSERT(z_power_state.min_residency_us >=
+			z_power_state.exit_latency_us,
+			"min_residency_us < exit_latency_us");
+
 		/*
 		 * We need to set the timer to interrupt a little bit early to
 		 * accommodate the time required by the CPU to fully wake up.