diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
index a841a7250d14..ecb620169753 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ static int tegra_sflash_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 		dev_err(dev, "pm runtime failed, e = %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}