diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
index 9c237b223e63..fd0827116f53 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_error.c
@@ -484,8 +484,13 @@ static void scsi_report_sense(struct scsi_device *sdev,
 
 		if (sshdr->asc == 0x29) {
 			evt_type = SDEV_EVT_POWER_ON_RESET_OCCURRED;
-			sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev,
-				    "Power-on or device reset occurred\n");
+			/*
+			 * Do not print message if it is an expected side-effect
+			 * of runtime PM.
+			 */
+			if (!sdev->silence_suspend)
+				sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdev,
+					    "Power-on or device reset occurred\n");
 		}
 
 		if (sshdr->asc == 0x2a && sshdr->ascq == 0x01) {
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 2f9d160bc8c2..7a5eb4ebc036 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -3676,7 +3676,8 @@ static int sd_suspend_common(struct device *dev, bool ignore_stop_errors)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (sdkp->WCE && sdkp->media_present) {
-		sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Synchronizing SCSI cache\n");
+		if (!sdkp->device->silence_suspend)
+			sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Synchronizing SCSI cache\n");
 		ret = sd_sync_cache(sdkp, &sshdr);
 
 		if (ret) {
@@ -3698,7 +3699,8 @@ static int sd_suspend_common(struct device *dev, bool ignore_stop_errors)
 	}
 
 	if (sdkp->device->manage_start_stop) {
-		sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Stopping disk\n");
+		if (!sdkp->device->silence_suspend)
+			sd_printk(KERN_NOTICE, sdkp, "Stopping disk\n");
 		/* an error is not worth aborting a system sleep */
 		ret = sd_start_stop_device(sdkp, 0);
 		if (ignore_stop_errors)
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index 647c53b26105..57e3e239a1fc 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ struct scsi_device {
 	unsigned rpm_autosuspend:1;	/* Enable runtime autosuspend at device
 					 * creation time */
 	unsigned ignore_media_change:1; /* Ignore MEDIA CHANGE on resume */
+	unsigned silence_suspend:1;	/* Do not print runtime PM related messages */
 
 	unsigned int queue_stopped;	/* request queue is quiesced */
 	bool offline_already;		/* Device offline message logged */