diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index fe1f7cc663ac..e08500b72cc3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1957,10 +1957,6 @@ void pm_runtime_drop_link(struct device_link *link)
  * sure the device is put into low power state and it should only be used during
  * system-wide PM transitions to sleep states.  It assumes that the analogous
  * pm_runtime_force_resume() will be used to resume the device.
- *
- * Do not use with DPM_FLAG_SMART_SUSPEND as this can lead to an inconsistent
- * state where this function has called the ->runtime_suspend callback but the
- * PM core marks the driver as runtime active.
  */
 int pm_runtime_force_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
@@ -2008,20 +2004,28 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_runtime_force_suspend);
  * pm_runtime_force_resume - Force a device into resume state if needed.
  * @dev: Device to resume.
  *
- * Prior invoking this function we expect the user to have brought the device
- * into low power state by a call to pm_runtime_force_suspend(). Here we reverse
- * those actions and bring the device into full power, if it is expected to be
- * used on system resume.  In the other case, we defer the resume to be managed
- * via runtime PM.
+ * This function expects that either pm_runtime_force_suspend() has put the
+ * device into a low-power state prior to calling it, or the device had been
+ * runtime-suspended before the preceding system-wide suspend transition and it
+ * was left in suspend during that transition.
  *
- * Typically this function may be invoked from a system resume callback.
+ * The actions carried out by pm_runtime_force_suspend(), or by a runtime
+ * suspend in general, are reversed and the device is brought back into full
+ * power if it is expected to be used on system resume, which is the case when
+ * its needs_force_resume flag is set or when its smart_suspend flag is set and
+ * its runtime PM status is "active".
+ *
+ * In other cases, the resume is deferred to be managed via runtime PM.
+ *
+ * Typically, this function may be invoked from a system resume callback.
  */
 int pm_runtime_force_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int (*callback)(struct device *);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (!dev->power.needs_force_resume)
+	if (!dev->power.needs_force_resume && (!dev_pm_smart_suspend(dev) ||
+	    pm_runtime_status_suspended(dev)))
 		goto out;
 
 	/*
@@ -2041,8 +2045,20 @@ int pm_runtime_force_resume(struct device *dev)
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+
 out:
+	/*
+	 * The smart_suspend flag can be cleared here because it is not going
+	 * to be necessary until the next system-wide suspend transition that
+	 * will update it again.
+	 */
+	dev->power.smart_suspend = false;
+	/*
+	 * Also clear needs_force_resume to make this function skip devices that
+	 * have been seen by it once.
+	 */
 	dev->power.needs_force_resume = false;
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	return ret;
 }