diff --git a/drivers/base/cpu.c b/drivers/base/cpu.c
index eb9443d5bae1..6ce93a52bf3f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/cpu.c
+++ b/drivers/base/cpu.c
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ __cpu_device_create(struct device *parent, void *drvdata,
 	dev->parent = parent;
 	dev->groups = groups;
 	dev->release = device_create_release;
+	device_set_pm_not_required(dev);
 	dev_set_drvdata(dev, drvdata);
 
 	retval = kobject_set_name_vargs(&dev->kobj, fmt, args);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/main.c b/drivers/base/power/main.c
index 337a56ff11b7..893ae464bfd6 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/main.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/main.c
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ void device_pm_unlock(void)
  */
 void device_pm_add(struct device *dev)
 {
+	/* Skip PM setup/initialization. */
+	if (device_pm_not_required(dev))
+		return;
+
 	pr_debug("PM: Adding info for %s:%s\n",
 		 dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "No Bus", dev_name(dev));
 	device_pm_check_callbacks(dev);
@@ -142,6 +146,9 @@ void device_pm_add(struct device *dev)
  */
 void device_pm_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
+	if (device_pm_not_required(dev))
+		return;
+
 	pr_debug("PM: Removing info for %s:%s\n",
 		 dev->bus ? dev->bus->name : "No Bus", dev_name(dev));
 	complete_all(&dev->power.completion);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/sysfs.c b/drivers/base/power/sysfs.c
index 96c8a227610a..c6bf76124184 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/sysfs.c
@@ -653,6 +653,10 @@ int dpm_sysfs_add(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int rc;
 
+	/* No need to create PM sysfs if explicitly disabled. */
+	if (device_pm_not_required(dev))
+		return 0;
+
 	rc = sysfs_create_group(&dev->kobj, &pm_attr_group);
 	if (rc)
 		return rc;
@@ -732,6 +736,8 @@ void rpm_sysfs_remove(struct device *dev)
 
 void dpm_sysfs_remove(struct device *dev)
 {
+	if (device_pm_not_required(dev))
+		return;
 	sysfs_unmerge_group(&dev->kobj, &pm_qos_latency_tolerance_attr_group);
 	dev_pm_qos_constraints_destroy(dev);
 	rpm_sysfs_remove(dev);
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 6cb4640b6160..53028636fe39 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -1165,6 +1165,16 @@ static inline bool device_async_suspend_enabled(struct device *dev)
 	return !!dev->power.async_suspend;
 }
 
+static inline bool device_pm_not_required(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->power.no_pm;
+}
+
+static inline void device_set_pm_not_required(struct device *dev)
+{
+	dev->power.no_pm = true;
+}
+
 static inline void dev_pm_syscore_device(struct device *dev, bool val)
 {
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 3d2cbf947768..06f7ed893928 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ struct dev_pm_info {
 	bool			is_suspended:1;	/* Ditto */
 	bool			is_noirq_suspended:1;
 	bool			is_late_suspended:1;
+	bool			no_pm:1;
 	bool			early_init:1;	/* Owned by the PM core */
 	bool			direct_complete:1;	/* Owned by the PM core */
 	u32			driver_flags;