diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_psp.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_psp.c
index e9411c28d88ba898327b0e1739fc44495bf0fc63..6540582ecbf82512ac89561b255f0f82ce1247ed 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_psp.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_psp.c
@@ -2348,6 +2348,13 @@ static int psp_load_smu_fw(struct psp_context *psp)
 			&adev->firmware.ucode[AMDGPU_UCODE_ID_SMC];
 	struct amdgpu_ras *ras = psp->ras_context.ras;
 
+	/*
+	 * Skip SMU FW reloading in case of using BACO for runpm only,
+	 * as SMU is always alive.
+	 */
+	if (adev->in_runpm && (adev->pm.rpm_mode == AMDGPU_RUNPM_BACO))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!ucode->fw || amdgpu_sriov_vf(psp->adev))
 		return 0;