diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrn_vm_ops.c b/tools/acrn-manager/acrn_vm_ops.c
index 3625735b2..0bcb9a8a2 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/acrn_vm_ops.c
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrn_vm_ops.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const char *state_str[] = {
 	[VM_CREATED] = "stopped",
 	[VM_STARTED] = "started",
 	[VM_PAUSED] = "paused",
+	[VM_SUSPENDED] = "suspended",
 	[VM_UNTRACKED] = "untracked",
 };
 
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ static void _scan_alive_vm(void)
 				vm->state = VM_STARTED;
 				break;
 			case VM_SUSPEND_SUSPEND:
-				vm->state = VM_PAUSED;
+				vm->state = VM_SUSPENDED;
 				break;
 			default:
 				vm->state = VM_STATE_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.c b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.c
index ac73ed615..6391ca09f 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.c
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.c
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ static int acrnctl_do_resume(int argc, char *argv[])
 		printf("No wake up reason, use 0x%x\n", reason);
 
 	switch (s->state) {
-		case VM_PAUSED:
+		case VM_SUSPENDED:
 			resume_vm(argv[1], reason);
 			printf("resume %s reason(0x%x\n", argv[1], reason);
 			break;
@@ -627,7 +627,7 @@ static int acrnctl_do_reset(int argc, char *argv[])
 				start_vm(argv[i]);
 				break;
 			case VM_STARTED:
-			case VM_PAUSED:
+			case VM_SUSPENDED:
 				stop_vm(argv[i]);
 				if (wait_vm_stop(argv[i], STOP_TIMEOUT)) {
 					printf("Failed to stop %s in %u sec\n",
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.h b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.h
index bcf27e7af..c50399199 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.h
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnctl.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum vm_state {
 	VM_CREATED,		/* VM created / awaiting start (boot) */
 	VM_STARTED,		/* VM started (booted) */
 	VM_PAUSED,		/* VM paused */
+	VM_SUSPENDED,		/* VM suspended */
 	VM_UNTRACKED,		/* VM not created by acrnctl, or its launch script can change vm name */
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c
index 90951fffa..dd30c638e 100644
--- a/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c
+++ b/tools/acrn-manager/acrnd.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void acrnd_vm_timer_func(struct work_arg *arg)
 	case VM_CREATED:
 		acrnd_run_vm(arg->name);
 		break;
-	case VM_PAUSED:
+	case VM_SUSPENDED:
 		resume_vm(arg->name, CBC_WK_RSN_RTC);
 		break;
 	default:
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ static int active_all_vms(void)
 			if (!pid)
 				acrnd_run_vm(vm->name);
 			break;
-		case VM_PAUSED:
+		case VM_SUSPENDED:
 			reason = get_sos_wakeup_reason();
 			ret += resume_vm(vm->name, reason);
 			break;
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static int wakeup_suspended_vms(unsigned wakeup_reason)
 	vmmngr_update();
 
 	LIST_FOREACH(vm, &vmmngr_head, list) {
-		if (vm->state == VM_PAUSED)
+		if (vm->state == VM_SUSPENDED)
 			ret += resume_vm(vm->name, wakeup_reason);
 	}
 
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ static int wait_for_stop(unsigned int timeout)
 			return SHUTDOWN;
 		}
 
-		if (check_vms_status(VM_PAUSED) == 0) {
+		if (check_vms_status(VM_SUSPENDED) == 0) {
 			printf("All vms have entered S3 state successfully\n");
 			return SUSPEND;
 		}