diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
index ef474bae47a1..6958830cb983 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can.c
@@ -212,18 +212,6 @@ static const struct can_bittiming_const c_can_bittiming_const = {
 	.brp_inc = 1,
 };
 
-static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_enable(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
-{
-	if (priv->device)
-		pm_runtime_enable(priv->device);
-}
-
-static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_disable(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
-{
-	if (priv->device)
-		pm_runtime_disable(priv->device);
-}
-
 static inline void c_can_pm_runtime_get_sync(const struct c_can_priv *priv)
 {
 	if (priv->device)
@@ -1335,7 +1323,6 @@ static const struct net_device_ops c_can_netdev_ops = {
 
 int register_c_can_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 	int err;
 
 	/* Deactivate pins to prevent DRA7 DCAN IP from being
@@ -1345,28 +1332,19 @@ int register_c_can_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 	 */
 	pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(dev->dev.parent);
 
-	c_can_pm_runtime_enable(priv);
-
 	dev->flags |= IFF_ECHO;	/* we support local echo */
 	dev->netdev_ops = &c_can_netdev_ops;
 
 	err = register_candev(dev);
-	if (err)
-		c_can_pm_runtime_disable(priv);
-	else
+	if (!err)
 		devm_can_led_init(dev);
-
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(register_c_can_dev);
 
 void unregister_c_can_dev(struct net_device *dev)
 {
-	struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
-
 	unregister_candev(dev);
-
-	c_can_pm_runtime_disable(priv);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(unregister_c_can_dev);
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
index 05f425ceb53a..47b251b1607c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/c_can/c_can_platform.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/of.h>
 #include <linux/of_device.h>
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ static int c_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(dev, &pdev->dev);
 
+	pm_runtime_enable(priv->device);
 	ret = register_c_can_dev(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "registering %s failed (err=%d)\n",
@@ -398,6 +400,7 @@ static int c_can_plat_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 
 exit_free_device:
+	pm_runtime_disable(priv->device);
 	free_c_can_dev(dev);
 exit:
 	dev_err(&pdev->dev, "probe failed\n");
@@ -408,9 +411,10 @@ exit:
 static int c_can_plat_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct net_device *dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	struct c_can_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
 
 	unregister_c_can_dev(dev);
-
+	pm_runtime_disable(priv->device);
 	free_c_can_dev(dev);
 
 	return 0;