diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index bc649da4899a..d6d73ff94e88 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1637,7 +1637,6 @@ void pm_runtime_init(struct device *dev)
 	dev->power.request_pending = false;
 	dev->power.request = RPM_REQ_NONE;
 	dev->power.deferred_resume = false;
-	dev->power.needs_force_resume = 0;
 	INIT_WORK(&dev->power.work, pm_runtime_work);
 
 	dev->power.timer_expires = 0;
@@ -1805,12 +1804,10 @@ int pm_runtime_force_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	 * its parent, but set its status to RPM_SUSPENDED anyway in case this
 	 * function will be called again for it in the meantime.
 	 */
-	if (pm_runtime_need_not_resume(dev)) {
+	if (pm_runtime_need_not_resume(dev))
 		pm_runtime_set_suspended(dev);
-	} else {
+	else
 		__update_runtime_status(dev, RPM_SUSPENDED);
-		dev->power.needs_force_resume = 1;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1837,7 +1834,7 @@ int pm_runtime_force_resume(struct device *dev)
 	int (*callback)(struct device *);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(dev) || !dev->power.needs_force_resume)
+	if (!pm_runtime_status_suspended(dev) || pm_runtime_need_not_resume(dev))
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -1856,7 +1853,6 @@ int pm_runtime_force_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
 out:
-	dev->power.needs_force_resume = 0;
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 52d9724db9dc..47aca6bac1d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ struct dev_pm_info {
 	unsigned int		idle_notification:1;
 	unsigned int		request_pending:1;
 	unsigned int		deferred_resume:1;
-	unsigned int		needs_force_resume:1;
 	unsigned int		runtime_auto:1;
 	bool			ignore_children:1;
 	unsigned int		no_callbacks:1;