diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 501bd15cb78e..a8497cfdae6f 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -1599,7 +1599,8 @@ static int qup_i2c_pm_resume_runtime(struct device *device)
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int qup_i2c_suspend(struct device *device)
 {
-	qup_i2c_pm_suspend_runtime(device);
+	if (!pm_runtime_suspended(device))
+		return qup_i2c_pm_suspend_runtime(device);
 	return 0;
 }