diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
index 8621a198a2ce3e..bac33311f55a6d 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ static int mei_me_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
+	/*
+	 * MEI requires to resume from runtime suspend mode
+	 * in order to perform link reset flow upon system suspend.
+	 */
+	pdev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NEEDS_RESUME;
+
 	/*
 	* For not wake-able HW runtime pm framework
 	* can't be used on pci device level.
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
index f811cd52446852..e38a5f14437345 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
@@ -137,6 +137,12 @@ static int mei_txe_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 
 	pci_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 
+	/*
+	 * MEI requires to resume from runtime suspend mode
+	 * in order to perform link reset flow upon system suspend.
+	 */
+	pdev->dev_flags |= PCI_DEV_FLAGS_NEEDS_RESUME;
+
 	/*
 	* For not wake-able HW runtime pm framework
 	* can't be used on pci device level.