diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
index ed42cd79eab7..b7c9eca4332a 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ struct sdw_slave_ops {
  * Slave device
  * @initialization_complete: completion utility to control potential races
  * on startup between device enumeration and settings being restored
+ * @unattach_request: mask field to keep track why the Slave re-attached and
+ * was re-initialized. This is useful to deal with potential race conditions
+ * between the Master suspending and the codec resuming, and make sure that
+ * when the Master triggered a reset the Slave is properly enumerated and
+ * initialized
  */
 struct sdw_slave {
 	struct sdw_slave_id id;
@@ -574,6 +579,7 @@ struct sdw_slave {
 	struct completion probe_complete;
 	struct completion enumeration_complete;
 	struct completion initialization_complete;
+	u32 unattach_request;
 };
 
 #define dev_to_sdw_dev(_dev) container_of(_dev, struct sdw_slave, dev)