diff --git a/sound/soc/img/img-i2s-out.c b/sound/soc/img/img-i2s-out.c
index db052ec17d5d..b56a18e7f3ac 100644
--- a/sound/soc/img/img-i2s-out.c
+++ b/sound/soc/img/img-i2s-out.c
@@ -347,8 +347,10 @@ static int img_i2s_out_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, unsigned int fmt)
 	chan_control_mask = IMG_I2S_OUT_CHAN_CTL_CLKT_MASK;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(i2s->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(i2s->dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	img_i2s_out_disable(i2s);
 
@@ -488,8 +490,10 @@ static int img_i2s_out_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto err_pm_disable;
 	}
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 		goto err_suspend;
+	}
 
 	reg = IMG_I2S_OUT_CTL_FRM_SIZE_MASK;
 	img_i2s_out_writel(i2s, reg, IMG_I2S_OUT_CTL);