diff --git a/drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3660.c b/drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3660.c
index f404199596563..794eeff0d5d2d 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3660.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/hisilicon/clk-hi3660.c
@@ -163,8 +163,12 @@ static const struct hisi_gate_clock hi3660_crgctrl_gate_sep_clks[] = {
 	  "clk_isp_snclk_mux", CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT, 0x50, 17, 0, },
 	{ HI3660_CLK_GATE_ISP_SNCLK2, "clk_gate_isp_snclk2",
 	  "clk_isp_snclk_mux", CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT, 0x50, 18, 0, },
+	/*
+	 * clk_gate_ufs_subsys is a system bus clock, mark it as critical
+	 * clock and keep it on for system suspend and resume.
+	 */
 	{ HI3660_CLK_GATE_UFS_SUBSYS, "clk_gate_ufs_subsys", "clk_div_sysbus",
-	  CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT, 0x50, 21, 0, },
+	  CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT | CLK_IS_CRITICAL, 0x50, 21, 0, },
 	{ HI3660_PCLK_GATE_DSI0, "pclk_gate_dsi0", "clk_div_cfgbus",
 	  CLK_SET_RATE_PARENT, 0x50, 28, 0, },
 	{ HI3660_PCLK_GATE_DSI1, "pclk_gate_dsi1", "clk_div_cfgbus",