diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index 7fa231076ad5..7d362b38f2e8 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1698,6 +1698,11 @@ void pm_runtime_reinit(struct device *dev)
 				pm_runtime_put(dev->parent);
 		}
 	}
+	/*
+	 * Clear power.needs_force_resume in case it has been set by
+	 * pm_runtime_force_suspend() invoked from a driver remove callback.
+	 */
+	dev->power.needs_force_resume = false;
 }
 
 /**