diff --git a/src/include/console/post_codes.h b/src/include/console/post_codes.h
index df1d5e8837..0310db3958 100644
--- a/src/include/console/post_codes.h
+++ b/src/include/console/post_codes.h
@@ -228,6 +228,14 @@
  */
 #define POST_DEAD_CODE				0xee
 
+/**
+ * \brief Resume from suspend failed
+ *
+ * This post code is sent when the firmware is expected to resume it is
+ * unable to do so.
+ */
+#define POST_RESUME_FAILURE			0xef
+
 /**
  * \brief Final code before OS resumes
  *
diff --git a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
index a90b360116..e916c5e8a5 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/intel/haswell/raminit.c
@@ -156,7 +156,9 @@ void sdram_initialize(struct pei_data *pei_data)
 
 	/* If MRC data is not found we cannot continue S3 resume. */
 	if (pei_data->boot_mode == 2 && !pei_data->mrc_input) {
-		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Giving up in sdram_initialize: No MRC data\n");
+		post_code(POST_RESUME_FAILURE);
+		printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "Giving up in sdram_initialize: "
+		       "No MRC data\n");
 		outb(0x6, 0xcf9);
 		while(1) {
 			hlt();