diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index c184f7bdbcf9..146e3327ac64 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -9358,6 +9358,7 @@ static int ufshcd_wl_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	hba = shost_priv(sdev->host);
 	down(&hba->host_sem);
+	hba->system_suspending = true;
 
 	if (pm_runtime_suspended(dev))
 		goto out;
@@ -9399,6 +9400,7 @@ out:
 		hba->curr_dev_pwr_mode, hba->uic_link_state);
 	if (!ret)
 		hba->is_sys_suspended = false;
+	hba->system_suspending = false;
 	up(&hba->host_sem);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 071e7af5c1c8..6806b3e647f4 100644
--- a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -826,7 +826,9 @@ struct ufs_hba_monitor {
  * @caps: bitmask with information about UFS controller capabilities
  * @devfreq: frequency scaling information owned by the devfreq core
  * @clk_scaling: frequency scaling information owned by the UFS driver
- * @is_sys_suspended: whether or not the entire system has been suspended
+ * @system_suspending: system suspend has been started and system resume has
+ *	not yet finished.
+ * @is_sys_suspended: UFS device has been suspended because of system suspend
  * @urgent_bkops_lvl: keeps track of urgent bkops level for device
  * @is_urgent_bkops_lvl_checked: keeps track if the urgent bkops level for
  *  device is known or not.
@@ -969,6 +971,7 @@ struct ufs_hba {
 
 	struct devfreq *devfreq;
 	struct ufs_clk_scaling clk_scaling;
+	bool system_suspending;
 	bool is_sys_suspended;
 
 	enum bkops_status urgent_bkops_lvl;