diff --git a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
index 19a23767533a..7ab83fe601ed 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dw/core.c
@@ -982,11 +982,8 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "%s\n", __func__);
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(dw->dma.dev);
-
 	/* ASSERT:  channel is idle */
 	if (dma_readl(dw, CH_EN) & dwc->mask) {
-		pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(dw->dma.dev);
 		dev_dbg(chan2dev(chan), "DMA channel not idle?\n");
 		return -EIO;
 	}
@@ -1003,7 +1000,6 @@ static int dwc_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	 * We need controller-specific data to set up slave transfers.
 	 */
 	if (chan->private && !dw_dma_filter(chan, chan->private)) {
-		pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(dw->dma.dev);
 		dev_warn(chan2dev(chan), "Wrong controller-specific data\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -1047,8 +1043,6 @@ static void dwc_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *chan)
 	if (!dw->in_use)
 		do_dw_dma_off(dw);
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(dw->dma.dev);
-
 	dev_vdbg(chan2dev(chan), "%s: done\n", __func__);
 }