diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
index 25d8e76489e4..668f00480d97 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lpe_audio.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/pci.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include "i915_drv.h"
 #include <linux/delay.h>
@@ -121,6 +122,10 @@ lpe_audio_platdev_create(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 
 	kfree(rsc);
 
+	pm_runtime_forbid(&platdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_active(&platdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(&platdev->dev);
+
 	return platdev;
 
 err:
diff --git a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
index 664b7fe206d6..b11d3920b9a5 100644
--- a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
+++ b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
@@ -1809,10 +1809,6 @@ static int hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pdata->notify_pending = false;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&pdata->lpe_audio_slock);
 
-	/* runtime PM isn't enabled as default, since it won't save much on
-	 * BYT/CHT devices; user who want the runtime PM should adjust the
-	 * power/ontrol and power/autosuspend_delay_ms sysfs entries instead
-	 */
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);