diff --git a/drivers/core/device.c b/drivers/core/device.c
index 28363ff..95f26ef 100644
--- a/drivers/core/device.c
+++ b/drivers/core/device.c
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@
 		pinctrl_select_state(dev, "default");
 
 	if (CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(POWER_DOMAIN) && dev->parent &&
-	    device_get_uclass_id(dev) != UCLASS_POWER_DOMAIN) {
+	    (device_get_uclass_id(dev) != UCLASS_POWER_DOMAIN) &&
+	    !(drv->flags & DM_FLAG_DEFAULT_PD_CTRL_OFF)) {
 		ret = dev_power_domain_on(dev);
 		if (ret)
 			goto fail;
diff --git a/include/dm/device.h b/include/dm/device.h
index 44cc3d2..d7ad9d6 100644
--- a/include/dm/device.h
+++ b/include/dm/device.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
  */
 #define DM_FLAG_OS_PREPARE		(1 << 10)
 
+/* DM does not enable/disable the power domains corresponding to this device */
+#define DM_FLAG_DEFAULT_PD_CTRL_OFF	(1 << 11)
+
 /*
  * One or multiple of these flags are passed to device_remove() so that
  * a selective device removal as specified by the remove-stage and the