diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index c1601e5a8b71..5900b49323cc 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2372,6 +2372,8 @@ bytes respectively. Such letter suffixes can also be entirely omitted.
 
 	resume=		[SWSUSP]
 			Specify the partition device for software suspend
+			Format:
+			{/dev/<dev> | PARTUUID=<uuid> | <int>:<int> | <hex>}
 
 	resume_offset=	[SWSUSP]
 			Specify the offset from the beginning of the partition
diff --git a/kernel/power/hibernate.c b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
index e09dfbfeecee..8b53db38a279 100644
--- a/kernel/power/hibernate.c
+++ b/kernel/power/hibernate.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <linux/freezer.h>
 #include <linux/gfp.h>
 #include <linux/syscore_ops.h>
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/genhd.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_scan.h>
 
 #include "power.h"
@@ -722,6 +724,17 @@ static int software_resume(void)
 
 	/* Check if the device is there */
 	swsusp_resume_device = name_to_dev_t(resume_file);
+
+	/*
+	 * name_to_dev_t is ineffective to verify parition if resume_file is in
+	 * integer format. (e.g. major:minor)
+	 */
+	if (isdigit(resume_file[0]) && resume_wait) {
+		int partno;
+		while (!get_gendisk(swsusp_resume_device, &partno))
+			msleep(10);
+	}
+
 	if (!swsusp_resume_device) {
 		/*
 		 * Some device discovery might still be in progress; we need