diff --git a/components/driver/include/driver/rmt.h b/components/driver/include/driver/rmt.h
index ef7f0f2323..3d0f90bf94 100644
--- a/components/driver/include/driver/rmt.h
+++ b/components/driver/include/driver/rmt.h
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "soc/rmt_struct.h"
 #include "hal/rmt_types.h"
 
-#define RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON (1 << 0)    /*!< Channel can work during APB clock scaling */
+#define RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS (1 << 0) /*!< Channel can work during APB clock scaling */
+
+/** @cond */
+#define RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS  /*!< Deprecated name, defined here for compatibility */
+/** @endcond */
 
 /**
  * @brief Define memory space of each RMT channel (in words = 4 bytes)
diff --git a/components/driver/rmt.c b/components/driver/rmt.c
index 08f921bc59..15d489ce12 100644
--- a/components/driver/rmt.c
+++ b/components/driver/rmt.c
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static esp_err_t rmt_internal_config(rmt_dev_t *dev, const rmt_config_t *rmt_par
     RMT_ENTER_CRITICAL();
     rmt_ll_enable_mem_access(dev, true);
 
-    if (rmt_param->flags & RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON) {
+    if (rmt_param->flags & RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS) {
 #if SOC_RMT_SUPPORT_XTAL
         // clock src: XTAL_CLK
         rmt_source_clk_hz = rtc_clk_xtal_freq_get() * 1000000;
diff --git a/components/driver/test/test_rmt.c b/components/driver/test/test_rmt.c
index 28b4293f2f..9ae1b5d74e 100644
--- a/components/driver/test/test_rmt.c
+++ b/components/driver/test/test_rmt.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ static void rmt_setup_testbench(int tx_channel, int rx_channel, uint32_t flags)
     if (tx_channel >= 0) {
         rmt_config_t tx_config = RMT_DEFAULT_CONFIG_TX(RMT_DATA_IO, tx_channel);
         if (flags & RMT_TESTBENCH_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON) {
-            tx_config.flags |= RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON;
+            tx_config.flags |= RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS;
         }
         if (flags & RMT_TESTBENCH_FLAGS_CARRIER_ON) {
             tx_config.tx_config.carrier_en = true;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ static void rmt_setup_testbench(int tx_channel, int rx_channel, uint32_t flags)
     if (rx_channel >= 0) {
         rmt_config_t rx_config = RMT_DEFAULT_CONFIG_RX(RMT_DATA_IO, rx_channel);
         if (flags & RMT_TESTBENCH_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON) {
-            rx_config.flags |= RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON;
+            rx_config.flags |= RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS;
         }
 #if SOC_RMT_SUPPORT_RX_DEMODULATION
         if (flags & RMT_TESTBENCH_FLAGS_CARRIER_ON) {
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/rmt.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/rmt.rst
index 8420ee363a..4540bcf9c8 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/rmt.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/peripherals/rmt.rst
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ Common Parameters
 * How many **memory blocks** will be used by the channel, set with **mem_block_num**.
 * Extra miscellaneous parameters for the channel can be set in the **flags**.
 
-    * When **RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON** is set, RMT channel will take REF_TICK as source clock. The benefit is, RMT channel can continue work even when APB clock is changing. See :doc:`power_management <../system/power_management>` for more information.
+    * When **RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS** is set, RMT channel will take REF_TICK or XTAL as source clock. The benefit is, RMT channel can continue work even when APB clock is changing. See :doc:`power_management <../system/power_management>` for more information.
 
-* A **clock divider**, that will determine the range of pulse length generated by the RMT transmitter or discriminated by the receiver. Selected by setting **clk_div** to a value within [1 .. 255] range. The RMT source clock is typically APB CLK, 80Mhz by default. But when **RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON** is set in **flags**, RMT source clock is changed to REF_TICK.
+* A **clock divider**, that will determine the range of pulse length generated by the RMT transmitter or discriminated by the receiver. Selected by setting **clk_div** to a value within [1 .. 255] range. The RMT source clock is typically APB CLK, 80Mhz by default. But when **RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS** is set in **flags**, RMT source clock is changed to REF_TICK or XTAL.
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/docs/en/api-reference/system/power_management.rst b/docs/en/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
index 94d8661471..ede03ebd66 100644
--- a/docs/en/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
+++ b/docs/en/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ The following peripherals work normally even when the APB frequency is changing:
 
 - **UART**: if REF_TICK is used as a clock source. See `use_ref_tick` member of :cpp:class:`uart_config_t`.
 - **LEDC**: if REF_TICK is used as a clock source. See :cpp:func:`ledc_timer_config` function.
-- **RMT**: if REF_TICK is used as a clock source. See `flags` member of :cpp:class:`rmt_config_t` and macro `RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON`.
+- **RMT**: if REF_TICK or XTAL is used as a clock source. See `flags` member of :cpp:class:`rmt_config_t` and macro `RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS`.
 
 Currently, the following peripheral drivers are aware of DFS and will use the ``ESP_PM_APB_FREQ_MAX`` lock for the duration of the transaction:
 
diff --git a/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/power_management.rst b/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
index 38613e03d8..8e770a104b 100644
--- a/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
+++ b/docs/zh_CN/api-reference/system/power_management.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ ESP-IDF 中集成的电源管理算法可以根据应用程序组件的需求，
 
 - **UART**：如果 REF_TICK 用作时钟源，则 UART 不受 APB 频率变更影响。请查看 :cpp:class:`uart_config_t` 中的 `use_ref_tick`。
 - **LEDC**：如果 REF_TICK 用作时钟源，则 LEDC 不受 APB 频率变更影响。请查看 :cpp:func:`ledc_timer_config` 函数。
-- **RMT**：如果 REF_TICK 用作时钟源，则 RMT 不受 APB 频率变更影响。请查看 :cpp:class:`rmt_config_t` 结构体中的 `flags` 成员以及 `RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_ALWAYS_ON` 宏。
+- **RMT**：如果 REF_TICK 或者 XTAL 被用作时钟源，则 RMT 不受 APB 频率变更影响。请查看 :cpp:class:`rmt_config_t` 结构体中的 `flags` 成员以及 `RMT_CHANNEL_FLAGS_AWARE_DFS` 宏。
 
 目前以下外设驱动程序可感知动态调频，并在调频期间使用 ``ESP_PM_APB_FREQ_MAX`` 锁：