diff --git a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.c b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.c
index 76fee3a79c77..274e53833571 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.c
@@ -963,9 +963,10 @@ static int exynos_ufs_phy_init(struct exynos_ufs *ufs)
 
 	phy_set_bus_width(generic_phy, ufs->avail_ln_rx);
 
-	if (generic_phy->power_count) {
+	if (ufs->phy_powered_on) {
 		phy_power_off(generic_phy);
 		phy_exit(generic_phy);
+		ufs->phy_powered_on = false;
 	}
 
 	ret = phy_init(generic_phy);
@@ -979,6 +980,8 @@ static int exynos_ufs_phy_init(struct exynos_ufs *ufs)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_exit_phy;
 
+	ufs->phy_powered_on = true;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_exit_phy:
@@ -1527,6 +1530,9 @@ static void exynos_ufs_exit(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	struct exynos_ufs *ufs = ufshcd_get_variant(hba);
 
+	if (!ufs->phy_powered_on)
+		return;
+
 	phy_power_off(ufs->phy);
 	phy_exit(ufs->phy);
 }
@@ -1728,8 +1734,10 @@ static int exynos_ufs_suspend(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op,
 	if (ufs->drv_data->suspend)
 		ufs->drv_data->suspend(ufs);
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba))
+	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba) && ufs->phy_powered_on) {
 		phy_power_off(ufs->phy);
+		ufs->phy_powered_on = false;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1737,9 +1745,17 @@ static int exynos_ufs_suspend(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op,
 static int exynos_ufs_resume(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op)
 {
 	struct exynos_ufs *ufs = ufshcd_get_variant(hba);
+	int err;
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba))
-		phy_power_on(ufs->phy);
+	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba) && !ufs->phy_powered_on) {
+		err = phy_power_on(ufs->phy);
+		if (err) {
+			dev_err(hba->dev, "Failed to power on PHY: %pe\n",
+				ERR_PTR(err));
+		} else {
+			ufs->phy_powered_on = true;
+		}
+	}
 
 	exynos_ufs_config_smu(ufs);
 	exynos_ufs_fmp_resume(hba);
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.h b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.h
index abe7e472759e..683b9150e2ba 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.h
+++ b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-exynos.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ struct exynos_ufs {
 	int avail_ln_rx;
 	int avail_ln_tx;
 	int rx_sel_idx;
+	bool phy_powered_on;
 	struct ufs_pa_layer_attr dev_req_params;
 	struct ufs_phy_time_cfg t_cfg;
 	ktime_t entry_hibern8_t;