diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
index 42fd504abbcd..89983d7d73ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static const struct host1x_info host1x06_info = {
 	.num_sid_entries = ARRAY_SIZE(tegra186_sid_table),
 	.sid_table = tegra186_sid_table,
 	.reserve_vblank_syncpts = false,
+	.skip_reset_assert = true,
 };
 
 static const struct host1x_sid_entry tegra194_sid_table[] = {
@@ -680,13 +681,15 @@ static int __maybe_unused host1x_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	host1x_intr_stop(host);
 	host1x_syncpt_save(host);
 
-	err = reset_control_bulk_assert(host->nresets, host->resets);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to assert reset: %d\n", err);
-		goto resume_host1x;
-	}
+	if (!host->info->skip_reset_assert) {
+		err = reset_control_bulk_assert(host->nresets, host->resets);
+		if (err) {
+			dev_err(dev, "failed to assert reset: %d\n", err);
+			goto resume_host1x;
+		}
 
-	usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+		usleep_range(1000, 2000);
+	}
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(host->clk);
 	reset_control_bulk_release(host->nresets, host->resets);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
index c8e302de7625..925a118db23f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/host1x/dev.h
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ struct host1x_info {
 	 * the display driver disables VBLANK increments.
 	 */
 	bool reserve_vblank_syncpts;
+	/*
+	 * On Tegra186, secure world applications may require access to
+	 * host1x during suspend/resume. To allow this, we need to leave
+	 * host1x not in reset.
+	 */
+	bool skip_reset_assert;
 };
 
 struct host1x {