diff --git a/drivers/memory/mtk-smi.c b/drivers/memory/mtk-smi.c
index 6858877ac859..fa3a14605dc2 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/mtk-smi.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/mtk-smi.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@
 
 enum mtk_smi_type {
 	MTK_SMI_GEN1,
-	MTK_SMI_GEN2
+	MTK_SMI_GEN2,		/* gen2 smi common */
+	MTK_SMI_GEN2_SUB_COMM,	/* gen2 smi sub common */
 };
 
 #define MTK_SMI_CLK_NR_MAX			4
@@ -93,13 +94,14 @@ struct mtk_smi {
 		void __iomem		*smi_ao_base; /* only for gen1 */
 		void __iomem		*base;	      /* only for gen2 */
 	};
+	struct device			*smi_common_dev; /* for sub common */
 	const struct mtk_smi_common_plat *plat;
 };
 
 struct mtk_smi_larb { /* larb: local arbiter */
 	struct mtk_smi			smi;
 	void __iomem			*base;
-	struct device			*smi_common_dev;
+	struct device			*smi_common_dev; /* common or sub-common dev */
 	const struct mtk_smi_larb_gen	*larb_gen;
 	int				larbid;
 	u32				*mmu;
@@ -206,6 +208,39 @@ mtk_smi_larb_unbind(struct device *dev, struct device *master, void *data)
 	/* Do nothing as the iommu is always enabled. */
 }
 
+static int mtk_smi_device_link_common(struct device *dev, struct device **com_dev)
+{
+	struct platform_device *smi_com_pdev;
+	struct device_node *smi_com_node;
+	struct device *smi_com_dev;
+	struct device_link *link;
+
+	smi_com_node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "mediatek,smi", 0);
+	if (!smi_com_node)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	smi_com_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(smi_com_node);
+	of_node_put(smi_com_node);
+	if (smi_com_pdev) {
+		/* smi common is the supplier, Make sure it is ready before */
+		if (!platform_get_drvdata(smi_com_pdev))
+			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		smi_com_dev = &smi_com_pdev->dev;
+		link = device_link_add(dev, smi_com_dev,
+				       DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME | DL_FLAG_STATELESS);
+		if (!link) {
+			dev_err(dev, "Unable to link smi-common dev\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+		*com_dev = smi_com_dev;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get the smi_common device\n");
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static const struct component_ops mtk_smi_larb_component_ops = {
 	.bind = mtk_smi_larb_bind,
 	.unbind = mtk_smi_larb_unbind,
@@ -267,9 +302,6 @@ static int mtk_smi_larb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct mtk_smi_larb *larb;
 	struct resource *res;
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
-	struct device_node *smi_node;
-	struct platform_device *smi_pdev;
-	struct device_link *link;
 	int i, ret;
 
 	larb = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*larb), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -291,27 +323,9 @@ static int mtk_smi_larb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	larb->smi.dev = dev;
-
-	smi_node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "mediatek,smi", 0);
-	if (!smi_node)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	smi_pdev = of_find_device_by_node(smi_node);
-	of_node_put(smi_node);
-	if (smi_pdev) {
-		if (!platform_get_drvdata(smi_pdev))
-			return -EPROBE_DEFER;
-		larb->smi_common_dev = &smi_pdev->dev;
-		link = device_link_add(dev, larb->smi_common_dev,
-				       DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME | DL_FLAG_STATELESS);
-		if (!link) {
-			dev_err(dev, "Unable to link smi-common dev\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
-		}
-	} else {
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to get the smi_common device\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	ret = mtk_smi_device_link_common(dev, &larb->smi_common_dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, larb);
@@ -451,6 +465,14 @@ static int mtk_smi_common_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		if (IS_ERR(common->base))
 			return PTR_ERR(common->base);
 	}
+
+	/* link its smi-common if this is smi-sub-common */
+	if (common->plat->type == MTK_SMI_GEN2_SUB_COMM) {
+		ret = mtk_smi_device_link_common(dev, &common->smi_common_dev);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, common);
 	return 0;
@@ -458,6 +480,10 @@ static int mtk_smi_common_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int mtk_smi_common_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	struct mtk_smi *common = dev_get_drvdata(&pdev->dev);
+
+	if (common->plat->type == MTK_SMI_GEN2_SUB_COMM)
+		device_link_remove(&pdev->dev, common->smi_common_dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 }
