diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.c b/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.c
index 46b1869093b6..93827c611c4b 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static int scpsys_bus_protect_set(struct scpsys_domain *pd,
 					MTK_POLL_DELAY_US, MTK_POLL_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
-static int scpsys_bus_protect_enable(struct scpsys_domain *pd)
+static int scpsys_bus_protect_enable(struct scpsys_domain *pd, u8 flags)
 {
 	for (int i = 0; i < SPM_MAX_BUS_PROT_DATA; i++) {
 		const struct scpsys_bus_prot_data *bpd = &pd->data->bp_cfg[i];
@@ -259,6 +259,10 @@ static int scpsys_bus_protect_enable(struct scpsys_domain *pd)
 		if (!bpd->bus_prot_set_clr_mask)
 			break;
 
+		if ((bpd->flags & BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK) !=
+		    (flags & BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK))
+			continue;
+
 		if (bpd->flags & BUS_PROT_INVERTED)
 			ret = scpsys_bus_protect_clear(pd, bpd);
 		else
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@ static int scpsys_bus_protect_enable(struct scpsys_domain *pd)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int scpsys_bus_protect_disable(struct scpsys_domain *pd)
+static int scpsys_bus_protect_disable(struct scpsys_domain *pd, u8 flags)
 {
 	for (int i = SPM_MAX_BUS_PROT_DATA - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
 		const struct scpsys_bus_prot_data *bpd = &pd->data->bp_cfg[i];
@@ -279,6 +283,10 @@ static int scpsys_bus_protect_disable(struct scpsys_domain *pd)
 		if (!bpd->bus_prot_set_clr_mask)
 			continue;
 
+		if ((bpd->flags & BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK) !=
+		    (flags & BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK))
+			continue;
+
 		if (bpd->flags & BUS_PROT_INVERTED)
 			ret = scpsys_bus_protect_set(pd, bpd);
 		else
@@ -632,6 +640,15 @@ static int scpsys_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_pwr_ack;
 
+	/*
+	 * In MT8189 mminfra power domain, the bus protect policy separates
+	 * into two parts, one is set before subsys clocks enabled, and another
+	 * need to enable after subsys clocks enable.
+	 */
+	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_disable(pd, BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err_pwr_ack;
+
 	/*
 	 * In few Mediatek platforms(e.g. MT6779), the bus protect policy is
 	 * stricter, which leads to bus protect release must be prior to bus
@@ -648,7 +665,7 @@ static int scpsys_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_disable_subsys_clks;
 
-	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_disable(pd);
+	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_disable(pd, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_disable_sram;
 
@@ -662,7 +679,7 @@ static int scpsys_power_on(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	return 0;
 
 err_enable_bus_protect:
-	scpsys_bus_protect_enable(pd);
+	scpsys_bus_protect_enable(pd, 0);
 err_disable_sram:
 	scpsys_sram_disable(pd);
 err_disable_subsys_clks:
@@ -683,7 +700,7 @@ static int scpsys_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 	bool tmp;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_enable(pd);
+	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_enable(pd, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -697,6 +714,10 @@ static int scpsys_power_off(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd)
 
 	clk_bulk_disable_unprepare(pd->num_subsys_clks, pd->subsys_clks);
 
+	ret = scpsys_bus_protect_enable(pd, BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	if (MTK_SCPD_CAPS(pd, MTK_SCPD_MODEM_PWRSEQ))
 		scpsys_modem_pwrseq_off(pd);
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.h b/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.h
index f608e6ec4744..a5dca24cbc2f 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.h
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/mediatek/mtk-pm-domains.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum scpsys_bus_prot_flags {
 	BUS_PROT_REG_UPDATE = BIT(1),
 	BUS_PROT_IGNORE_CLR_ACK = BIT(2),
 	BUS_PROT_INVERTED = BIT(3),
+	BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK = BIT(4),
 };
 
 enum scpsys_bus_prot_block {
@@ -95,6 +96,10 @@ enum scpsys_bus_prot_block {
 		_BUS_PROT(_hwip, _mask, _set, _clr, _mask, _sta,	\
 			  BUS_PROT_REG_UPDATE)
 
+#define BUS_PROT_WR_IGN_SUBCLK(_hwip, _mask, _set, _clr, _sta)		\
+		_BUS_PROT(_hwip, _mask, _set, _clr, _mask, _sta,	\
+			  BUS_PROT_IGNORE_CLR_ACK | BUS_PROT_IGNORE_SUBCLK)
+
 #define BUS_PROT_INFRA_UPDATE_TOPAXI(_mask)			\
 		BUS_PROT_UPDATE(INFRA, _mask,			\
 				INFRA_TOPAXI_PROTECTEN,		\