diff --git a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/reset.c b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/reset.c
index b0494165b1cb..e9afa8cab730 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/reset.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/arm_scmi/reset.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int scmi_domain_reset(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph, u32 domain,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	rdom = pi->dom_info + domain;
-	if (rdom->async_reset)
+	if (rdom->async_reset && flags & AUTONOMOUS_RESET)
 		flags |= ASYNCHRONOUS_RESET;
 
 	ret = ph->xops->xfer_get_init(ph, RESET, sizeof(*dom), 0, &t);
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static int scmi_domain_reset(const struct scmi_protocol_handle *ph, u32 domain,
 	dom->flags = cpu_to_le32(flags);
 	dom->reset_state = cpu_to_le32(state);
 
-	if (rdom->async_reset)
+	if (flags & ASYNCHRONOUS_RESET)
 		ret = ph->xops->do_xfer_with_response(ph, t);
 	else
 		ret = ph->xops->do_xfer(ph, t);