diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index 84832f1a75bf..cb5e48b86453 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1616,7 +1616,8 @@ void pm_runtime_drop_link(struct device *dev)
 static bool pm_runtime_need_not_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return atomic_read(&dev->power.usage_count) <= 1 &&
-		atomic_read(&dev->power.child_count) == 0;
+		(atomic_read(&dev->power.child_count) == 0 ||
+		 dev->power.ignore_children);
 }
 
 /**