diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 7f5dc26865de7..f631f5a9bf794 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1577,11 +1577,13 @@ static int mmc_shutdown(struct mmc_host *host)
  */
 static int mmc_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	err = _mmc_resume(host);
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&host->card->dev);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&host->card->dev);
+	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_RUNTIME_RESUME)) {
+		err = _mmc_resume(host);
+		pm_runtime_set_active(&host->card->dev);
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&host->card->dev);
+	}
 	pm_runtime_enable(&host->card->dev);
 
 	return err;
@@ -1612,7 +1614,7 @@ static int mmc_runtime_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM))
+	if (!(host->caps & (MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM | MMC_CAP_RUNTIME_RESUME)))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = _mmc_resume(host);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 447fa8e9f322f..6f42050b7ccc6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -1139,11 +1139,13 @@ static int _mmc_sd_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
  */
 static int mmc_sd_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	err = _mmc_sd_resume(host);
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&host->card->dev);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&host->card->dev);
+	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_RUNTIME_RESUME)) {
+		err = _mmc_sd_resume(host);
+		pm_runtime_set_active(&host->card->dev);
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&host->card->dev);
+	}
 	pm_runtime_enable(&host->card->dev);
 
 	return err;
@@ -1174,7 +1176,7 @@ static int mmc_sd_runtime_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM))
+	if (!(host->caps & (MMC_CAP_AGGRESSIVE_PM | MMC_CAP_RUNTIME_RESUME)))
 		return 0;
 
 	err = _mmc_sd_resume(host);
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index f18669e15d4db..99f5709ac343d 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR50	(1 << 17)	/* Host supports UHS SDR50 mode */
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR104	(1 << 18)	/* Host supports UHS SDR104 mode */
 #define MMC_CAP_UHS_DDR50	(1 << 19)	/* Host supports UHS DDR50 mode */
+#define MMC_CAP_RUNTIME_RESUME	(1 << 20)	/* Resume at runtime_resume. */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_A	(1 << 23)	/* Host supports Driver Type A */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_C	(1 << 24)	/* Host supports Driver Type C */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_D	(1 << 25)	/* Host supports Driver Type D */