diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd-priv.h b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd-priv.h
index f42d99ce5bf1..81d6f0cfb148 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd-priv.h
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd-priv.h
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ static inline int ufshcd_rpm_get_sync(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	return pm_runtime_get_sync(&hba->ufs_device_wlun->sdev_gendev);
 }
 
+static inline int ufshcd_rpm_get_if_active(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	return pm_runtime_get_if_active(&hba->ufs_device_wlun->sdev_gendev);
+}
+
 static inline int ufshcd_rpm_put_sync(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	return pm_runtime_put_sync(&hba->ufs_device_wlun->sdev_gendev);
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index b4597608024a..5a9b400f7a64 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -8232,7 +8232,10 @@ static void ufshcd_update_rtc(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	 */
 	val = ts64.tv_sec - hba->dev_info.rtc_time_baseline;
 
-	ufshcd_rpm_get_sync(hba);
+	/* Skip update RTC if RPM state is not RPM_ACTIVE */
+	if (ufshcd_rpm_get_if_active(hba) <= 0)
+		return;
+
 	err = ufshcd_query_attr(hba, UPIU_QUERY_OPCODE_WRITE_ATTR, QUERY_ATTR_IDN_SECONDS_PASSED,
 				0, 0, &val);
 	ufshcd_rpm_put_sync(hba);