diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
index af26e0695b866..51ed640e527b4 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.c
@@ -183,7 +183,10 @@ static inline int gdsc_assert_reset(struct gdsc *sc)
 static inline void gdsc_force_mem_on(struct gdsc *sc)
 {
 	int i;
-	u32 mask = RETAIN_MEM | RETAIN_PERIPH;
+	u32 mask = RETAIN_MEM;
+
+	if (!(sc->flags & NO_RET_PERIPH))
+		mask |= RETAIN_PERIPH;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sc->cxc_count; i++)
 		regmap_update_bits(sc->regmap, sc->cxcs[i], mask, mask);
@@ -192,7 +195,10 @@ static inline void gdsc_force_mem_on(struct gdsc *sc)
 static inline void gdsc_clear_mem_on(struct gdsc *sc)
 {
 	int i;
-	u32 mask = RETAIN_MEM | RETAIN_PERIPH;
+	u32 mask = RETAIN_MEM;
+
+	if (!(sc->flags & NO_RET_PERIPH))
+		mask |= RETAIN_PERIPH;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < sc->cxc_count; i++)
 		regmap_update_bits(sc->regmap, sc->cxcs[i], mask, 0);
diff --git a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
index bd537438c7932..5bb396b344d16 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
+++ b/drivers/clk/qcom/gdsc.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct gdsc {
 #define PWRSTS_ON		BIT(2)
 #define PWRSTS_OFF_ON		(PWRSTS_OFF | PWRSTS_ON)
 #define PWRSTS_RET_ON		(PWRSTS_RET | PWRSTS_ON)
-	const u8			flags;
+	const u16			flags;
 #define VOTABLE		BIT(0)
 #define CLAMP_IO	BIT(1)
 #define HW_CTRL		BIT(2)
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct gdsc {
 #define POLL_CFG_GDSCR	BIT(5)
 #define ALWAYS_ON	BIT(6)
 #define RETAIN_FF_ENABLE	BIT(7)
+#define NO_RET_PERIPH	BIT(8)
 	struct reset_controller_dev	*rcdev;
 	unsigned int			*resets;
 	unsigned int			reset_count;