diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
index 6778afc64a04..003f9236c35e 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct imx_mu_dcfg {
 	u32	xRR;		/* Receive Register0 */
 	u32	xSR[IMX_MU_xSR_MAX];	/* Status Registers */
 	u32	xCR[IMX_MU_xCR_MAX];	/* Control Registers */
+	bool	skip_suspend_flag;
 };
 
 #define IMX_MU_xSR_GIPn(type, x) (type & IMX_MU_V2 ? BIT(x) : BIT(28 + (3 - (x))))
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@ static const struct imx_mu_dcfg imx_mu_cfg_imx7ulp = {
 	.xRR	= 0x40,
 	.xSR	= {0x60, 0x60, 0x60, 0x60},
 	.xCR	= {0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64, 0x64},
+	.skip_suspend_flag = true,
 };
 
 static const struct imx_mu_dcfg imx_mu_cfg_imx8ulp = {
@@ -1071,7 +1073,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_mu_suspend_noirq(struct device *dev)
 			priv->xcr[i] = imx_mu_read(priv, priv->dcfg->xCR[i]);
 	}
 
-	priv->suspend = true;
+	if (!priv->dcfg->skip_suspend_flag)
+		priv->suspend = true;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1094,7 +1097,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_mu_resume_noirq(struct device *dev)
 			imx_mu_write(priv, priv->xcr[i], priv->dcfg->xCR[i]);
 	}
 
-	priv->suspend = false;
+	if (!priv->dcfg->skip_suspend_flag)
+		priv->suspend = false;
 
 	return 0;
 }