diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index 4706c63d0bc6..020ea2b9fd2f 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ static irqreturn_t regmap_irq_thread(int irq, void *d)
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(map->dev, "IRQ thread failed to resume: %d\n",
 				ret);
+			pm_runtime_put(map->dev);
 			return IRQ_NONE;
 		}
 	}