diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/omap_elm.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/omap_elm.c
index 3fa0e2cbbe53..078b1022ac2a 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/omap_elm.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/omap_elm.c
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ static int elm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev) < 0) {
 		ret = -EINVAL;
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "can't enable clock\n");
 		return ret;