diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index c249016a5998..c9db2da582b7 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -5215,7 +5215,8 @@ static int ata_port_pm_freeze(struct device *dev)
 
 static int ata_port_pm_poweroff(struct device *dev)
 {
-	ata_port_suspend(to_ata_port(dev), PMSG_HIBERNATE, false);
+	if (!pm_runtime_suspended(dev))
+		ata_port_suspend(to_ata_port(dev), PMSG_HIBERNATE, false);
 	return 0;
 }