diff --git a/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
index 0aeff34e5ae1..6d638c93977b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/flexcan/flexcan-core.c
@@ -2349,9 +2349,15 @@ static int __maybe_unused flexcan_noirq_resume(struct device *device)
 	if (netif_running(dev)) {
 		int err;
 
-		err = pm_runtime_force_resume(device);
-		if (err)
-			return err;
+		/* For the wakeup in auto stop mode, no need to gate on the
+		 * clock here, hardware will do this automatically.
+		 */
+		if (!(device_may_wakeup(device) &&
+		      priv->devtype_data.quirks & FLEXCAN_QUIRK_AUTO_STOP_MODE)) {
+			err = pm_runtime_force_resume(device);
+			if (err)
+				return err;
+		}
 
 		if (device_may_wakeup(device))
 			flexcan_enable_wakeup_irq(priv, false);