diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
index 21bf619a86c58a1307fce94584c3eae41388a949..9fee4c054d3df392638cb95ca64bc187e0daf99d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.h
@@ -280,8 +280,6 @@ struct dw_i2c_dev {
 	int			(*acquire_lock)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 	void			(*release_lock)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 	bool			pm_disabled;
-	bool			suspended;
-	bool			skip_resume;
 	void			(*disable)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 	void			(*disable_int)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
 	int			(*init)(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
index 4f90a6dc186f534d91b2fd4b946357652f146474..153b947702c5745f9d11541150a75d920676f2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-platdrv.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <linux/reset.h>
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
 
 #include "i2c-designware-core.h"
 
@@ -372,7 +373,10 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(&adap->dev, ACPI_COMPANION(&pdev->dev));
 	adap->dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 
-	dev_pm_set_driver_flags(&pdev->dev, DPM_FLAG_SMART_PREPARE);
+	dev_pm_set_driver_flags(&pdev->dev,
+				DPM_FLAG_SMART_PREPARE |
+				DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND |
+				DPM_FLAG_LEAVE_SUSPENDED);
 
 	/* The code below assumes runtime PM to be disabled. */
 	WARN_ON(pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev));
@@ -448,7 +452,13 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_prepare(struct device *dev)
 
 static void dw_i2c_plat_complete(struct device *dev)
 {
-	if (dev->power.direct_complete)
+	/*
+	 * The device can only be in runtime suspend at this point if it has not
+	 * been resumed throughout the ending system suspend/resume cycle, so if
+	 * the platform firmware might mess up with it, request the runtime PM
+	 * framework to resume it.
+	 */
+	if (pm_runtime_suspended(dev) && pm_resume_via_firmware())
 		pm_request_resume(dev);
 }
 #else
@@ -461,16 +471,9 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (i_dev->suspended) {
-		i_dev->skip_resume = true;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	i_dev->disable(i_dev);
 	i2c_dw_plat_prepare_clk(i_dev, false);
 
-	i_dev->suspended = true;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -478,19 +481,9 @@ static int dw_i2c_plat_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *i_dev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (!i_dev->suspended)
-		return 0;
-
-	if (i_dev->skip_resume) {
-		i_dev->skip_resume = false;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	i2c_dw_plat_prepare_clk(i_dev, true);
 	i_dev->init(i_dev);
 
-	i_dev->suspended = false;
-
 	return 0;
 }