diff --git a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 9f28349..96538eb 100644
--- a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -802,7 +802,9 @@ struct ufs_hba_monitor {
  * @caps: bitmask with information about UFS controller capabilities
  * @devfreq: frequency scaling information owned by the devfreq core
  * @clk_scaling: frequency scaling information owned by the UFS driver
- * @is_sys_suspended: whether or not the entire system has been suspended
+ * @system_suspending: system suspend has been started and system resume has
+ *	not yet finished.
+ * @is_sys_suspended: UFS device has been suspended because of system suspend
  * @urgent_bkops_lvl: keeps track of urgent bkops level for device
  * @is_urgent_bkops_lvl_checked: keeps track if the urgent bkops level for
  *  device is known or not.
@@ -943,6 +945,7 @@ struct ufs_hba {
 
 	struct devfreq *devfreq;
 	struct ufs_clk_scaling clk_scaling;
+	bool system_suspending;
 	bool is_sys_suspended;
 
 	enum bkops_status urgent_bkops_lvl;