diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
index d5e91af7d569..284f3ed7af8c 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master/mipi-i3c-hci/core.c
@@ -181,6 +181,34 @@ static int i3c_hci_bus_disable(struct i3c_hci *hci)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int i3c_hci_software_reset(struct i3c_hci *hci)
+{
+	u32 regval;
+	int ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * SOFT_RST must be clear before we write to it.
+	 * Then we must wait until it clears again.
+	 */
+	ret = readx_poll_timeout(reg_read, RESET_CONTROL, regval,
+				 !(regval & SOFT_RST), 0, 10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&hci->master.dev, "%s: Software reset stuck\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	reg_write(RESET_CONTROL, SOFT_RST);
+
+	ret = readx_poll_timeout(reg_read, RESET_CONTROL, regval,
+				 !(regval & SOFT_RST), 0, 10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&hci->master.dev, "%s: Software reset failed\n", __func__);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 void i3c_hci_sync_irq_inactive(struct i3c_hci *hci)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = to_platform_device(hci->master.dev.parent);
@@ -196,7 +224,8 @@ static void i3c_hci_bus_cleanup(struct i3c_master_controller *m)
 {
 	struct i3c_hci *hci = to_i3c_hci(m);
 
-	i3c_hci_bus_disable(hci);
+	if (i3c_hci_bus_disable(hci))
+		i3c_hci_software_reset(hci);
 	hci->io->cleanup(hci);
 }
 
@@ -626,34 +655,6 @@ static irqreturn_t i3c_hci_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	return result;
 }
 
-static int i3c_hci_software_reset(struct i3c_hci *hci)
-{
-	u32 regval;
-	int ret;
-
-	/*
-	 * SOFT_RST must be clear before we write to it.
-	 * Then we must wait until it clears again.
-	 */
-	ret = readx_poll_timeout(reg_read, RESET_CONTROL, regval,
-				 !(regval & SOFT_RST), 0, 10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&hci->master.dev, "%s: Software reset stuck\n", __func__);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	reg_write(RESET_CONTROL, SOFT_RST);
-
-	ret = readx_poll_timeout(reg_read, RESET_CONTROL, regval,
-				 !(regval & SOFT_RST), 0, 10 * USEC_PER_MSEC);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&hci->master.dev, "%s: Software reset failed\n", __func__);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline bool is_version_1_1_or_newer(struct i3c_hci *hci)
 {
 	return hci->version_major > 1 || (hci->version_major == 1 && hci->version_minor > 0);
@@ -764,8 +765,12 @@ static int i3c_hci_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = i3c_hci_bus_disable(hci);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		/* Fall back to software reset to disable the bus */
+		ret = i3c_hci_software_reset(hci);
+		i3c_hci_sync_irq_inactive(hci);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	hci->io->suspend(hci);