diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
index 7995f0776bc0..a060f69558e7 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/apple.c
@@ -1011,25 +1011,37 @@ static void apple_nvme_reset_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		ret = apple_rtkit_shutdown(anv->rtk);
 		if (ret)
 			goto out;
+
+		writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
 	}
 
-	writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+	/*
+	 * Only do the soft-reset if the CPU is not running, which means either we
+	 * or the previous stage shut it down cleanly.
+	 */
+	if (!(readl(anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL) &
+		APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL_RUN)) {
 
-	ret = reset_control_assert(anv->reset);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		ret = reset_control_assert(anv->reset);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 
-	ret = apple_rtkit_reinit(anv->rtk);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		ret = apple_rtkit_reinit(anv->rtk);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
 
-	ret = reset_control_deassert(anv->reset);
-	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		ret = reset_control_deassert(anv->reset);
+		if (ret)
+			goto out;
+
+		writel(APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL_RUN,
+		       anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+
+		ret = apple_rtkit_boot(anv->rtk);
+	} else {
+		ret = apple_rtkit_wake(anv->rtk);
+	}
 
-	writel(APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL_RUN,
-	       anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
-	ret = apple_rtkit_boot(anv->rtk);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(anv->dev, "ANS did not boot");
 		goto out;
@@ -1565,9 +1577,12 @@ static void apple_nvme_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	apple_nvme_disable(anv, true);
 	nvme_uninit_ctrl(&anv->ctrl);
 
-	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk))
+	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk)) {
 		apple_rtkit_shutdown(anv->rtk);
 
+		writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+	}
+
 	apple_nvme_detach_genpd(anv);
 }
 
@@ -1576,8 +1591,11 @@ static void apple_nvme_shutdown(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct apple_nvme *anv = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
 	apple_nvme_disable(anv, true);
-	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk))
+	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk)) {
 		apple_rtkit_shutdown(anv->rtk);
+
+		writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+	}
 }
 
 static int apple_nvme_resume(struct device *dev)
@@ -1594,10 +1612,11 @@ static int apple_nvme_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	apple_nvme_disable(anv, true);
 
-	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk))
+	if (apple_rtkit_is_running(anv->rtk)) {
 		ret = apple_rtkit_shutdown(anv->rtk);
 
-	writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+		writel(0, anv->mmio_coproc + APPLE_ANS_COPROC_CPU_CONTROL);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }