diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx-tpm.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx-tpm.c
index ed1aad96fff0..318dc0be974b 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx-tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-imx-tpm.c
@@ -399,6 +399,13 @@ static int __maybe_unused pwm_imx_tpm_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	if (tpm->enable_count > 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
+	/*
+	 * Force 'real_period' to be zero to force period update code
+	 * can be executed after system resume back, since suspend causes
+	 * the period related registers to become their reset values.
+	 */
+	tpm->real_period = 0;
+
 	clk_disable_unprepare(tpm->clk);
 
 	return 0;