diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
index fc53dbe57f85..a90963812357 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/bus.c
@@ -113,6 +113,8 @@ static int sdw_delete_slave(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	struct sdw_slave *slave = dev_to_sdw_dev(dev);
 	struct sdw_bus *bus = slave->bus;
 
+	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+
 	sdw_slave_debugfs_exit(slave);
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->bus_lock);