diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index d8afec8..1b345bf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@
 ASYNC_DOMAIN(scsi_sd_probe_domain);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_sd_probe_domain);
 
+/*
+ * Separate domain (from scsi_sd_probe_domain) to maximize the benefit of
+ * asynchronous system resume operations.  It is marked 'exclusive' to avoid
+ * being included in the async_synchronize_full() that is invoked by
+ * dpm_resume()
+ */
+ASYNC_DOMAIN_EXCLUSIVE(scsi_sd_pm_domain);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_sd_pm_domain);
+
 /* NB: These are exposed through /proc/scsi/scsi and form part of the ABI.
  * You may not alter any existing entry (although adding new ones is
  * encouraged once assigned by ANSI/INCITS T10