Attached patch fixes the issue for me.
diff -Nru pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/changelog pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/changelog --- pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/changelog 2011-04-12 13:25:09.000000000 +0200 +++ pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/changelog 2011-11-02 16:03:58.000000000 +0100 @@ -1,3 +1,10 @@ +pm-utils (1.4.1-9) UNRELEASED; urgency=low + + * Added 95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch: Invoke correct sleep methods + on NetworkManager (Closes: #647418) + + -- Michael Wild <them...@users.sourceforge.net> Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:46:52 +0100 + pm-utils (1.4.1-8) unstable; urgency=low * debian/control: Demote "kbd | console-tools" to Recommends. If KMS is diff -Nru pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch --- pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000 +0100 +++ pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch 2011-11-02 16:03:58.000000000 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +From: Michael Wild <them...@users.sourceforge.net> +Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:27:34 +0100 +Subject: Use correct dbus sleep method for NetworkManager + +Bug: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42500 +Bug-Debian: http://bugs.debian.org/647418 +Origin: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/attachment.cgi?id=53060 + +The methods org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.{sleep,wake} have been +replaced in post-6.x NetworkManager by +org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep which takes a boolean argument. +--- + pm/sleep.d/55NetworkManager | 4 ++-- + 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/pm/sleep.d/55NetworkManager b/pm/sleep.d/55NetworkManager +index a7fefd5..89cd817 100755 +--- a/pm/sleep.d/55NetworkManager ++++ b/pm/sleep.d/55NetworkManager +@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ suspend_nm() + dbus_send --print-reply --system \ + --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \ + /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager \ +- org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.sleep && \ ++ org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:true && \ + echo Done. || echo Failed. + } + +@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ resume_nm() + dbus_send --print-reply --system \ + --dest=org.freedesktop.NetworkManager \ + /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager \ +- org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.wake && \ ++ org.freedesktop.NetworkManager.Sleep boolean:false && \ + echo Done. || echo Failed. + } + +-- diff -Nru pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/series pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/series --- pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/series 2011-04-12 13:25:09.000000000 +0200 +++ pm-utils-1.4.1/debian/patches/series 2011-11-02 16:03:58.000000000 +0100 @@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ 25-pmu.patch 80-service.patch 90-nm-proper-wakeup.patch +95-fix-dbus-networkmanager-call.patch