diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
index 66dcb6128539..cad2abcbd9c7 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-ti-qspi.c
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ static int ti_qspi_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(qspi->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(qspi->dev);
 		dev_err(qspi->dev, "pm_runtime_get_sync() failed\n");
 		return ret;
 	}