diff --git a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
index 8f3417d70f..ff42469ebb 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/admissionchecks/multikueue/workload_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestWlReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	baseWorkloadBuilder := utiltesting.MakeWorkload("wl1", TestNamespace)
-	baseJobBuilder := testingjob.MakeJob("job1", TestNamespace)
+	baseJobBuilder := testingjob.MakeJob("job1", TestNamespace).Suspend(false)
 	baseJobManagedByKueueBuilder := baseJobBuilder.Clone().ManagedBy(kueue.MultiKueueControllerName)
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
index a2b254dca3..a39a3f2b91 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ type multikueueAdapter struct{}
 var _ jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter = (*multikueueAdapter)(nil)
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Client, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName, workloadName, origin string) error {
+	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
+
 	localJob := batchv1.Job{}
 	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, &localJob)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -57,6 +60,12 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 
 	// the remote job exists
 	if err == nil {
+		if fromObject(&localJob).IsSuspended() {
+			// Ensure the job is unsuspended before updating its status; otherwise, it will fail when patching the spec.
+			log.V(2).Info("Skipping the sync since the local job is still suspended")
+			return nil
+		}
+
 		if features.Enabled(features.MultiKueueBatchJobWithManagedBy) {
 			return clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, localClient, &localJob, func() (bool, error) {
 				localJob.Status = remoteJob.Status
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 1b8d863774..590e6d6f14 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func TestMultikueueAdapter(t *testing.T) {
 		cmpopts.EquateEmpty(),
 	}
 
-	baseJobBuilder := utiltestingjob.MakeJob("job1", TestNamespace)
+	baseJobBuilder := utiltestingjob.MakeJob("job1", TestNamespace).Suspend(false)
 	baseJobManagedByKueueBuilder := baseJobBuilder.Clone().ManagedBy(kueue.MultiKueueControllerName)
 
 	cases := map[string]struct {