diff --git a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
index 6919f501b9f3..d29275b97e84 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/qcom/bam_dma.c
@@ -1333,6 +1333,11 @@ static int bam_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unregister_dma;
 
+	if (bdev->controlled_remotely) {
+		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	pm_runtime_irq_safe(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, BAM_DMA_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
@@ -1416,7 +1421,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused bam_dma_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct bam_device *bdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
+	if (!bdev->controlled_remotely)
+		pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
 
 	clk_unprepare(bdev->bamclk);
 
@@ -1432,7 +1438,8 @@ static int __maybe_unused bam_dma_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
+	if (!bdev->controlled_remotely)
+		pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }