diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
index 996c1c8a9c71..34856c9ad931 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-mxs.c
@@ -608,6 +608,7 @@ static int mxs_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(ssp->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(ssp->dev);
 		dev_err(ssp->dev, "runtime_get_sync failed\n");
 		goto out_pm_runtime_disable;
 	}