diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
index e18442b9973a..94d94b4a9a0d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-master.c
@@ -708,7 +708,6 @@ int i2c_dw_probe(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	i2c_set_adapdata(adap, dev);
 
 	if (dev->pm_disabled) {
-		dev_pm_syscore_device(dev->dev, true);
 		irq_flags = IRQF_NO_SUSPEND;
 	} else {
 		irq_flags = IRQF_SHARED | IRQF_COND_SUSPEND;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 1a8d2da5b000..b5750fd85125 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -434,6 +434,9 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	if (i_dev->pm_disabled)
+		return 0;
+
 	i_dev->disable(i_dev);
 	i2c_dw_prepare_clk(i_dev, false);
 
@@ -444,7 +447,9 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	i2c_dw_prepare_clk(i_dev, true);
+	if (!i_dev->pm_disabled)
+		i2c_dw_prepare_clk(i_dev, true);
+
 	i_dev->init(i_dev);
 
 	return 0;