diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
index b6920917c4a9..ba8df15605d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static const char * const iommu_ports[] = {
 static void mdp4_destroy(struct msm_kms *kms)
 {
 	struct mdp4_kms *mdp4_kms = to_mdp4_kms(to_mdp_kms(kms));
+	struct device *dev = mdp4_kms->dev->dev;
 	struct msm_mmu *mmu = mdp4_kms->mmu;
 
 	if (mmu) {
@@ -169,6 +170,10 @@ static void mdp4_destroy(struct msm_kms *kms)
 		msm_gem_put_iova(mdp4_kms->blank_cursor_bo, mdp4_kms->id);
 	if (mdp4_kms->blank_cursor_bo)
 		drm_gem_object_unreference_unlocked(mdp4_kms->blank_cursor_bo);
+
+	if (mdp4_kms->rpm_enabled)
+		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+
 	kfree(mdp4_kms);
 }
 
@@ -511,6 +516,9 @@ struct msm_kms *mdp4_kms_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	clk_set_rate(mdp4_kms->clk, config->max_clk);
 	clk_set_rate(mdp4_kms->lut_clk, config->max_clk);
 
+	pm_runtime_enable(dev->dev);
+	mdp4_kms->rpm_enabled = true;
+
 	/* make sure things are off before attaching iommu (bootloader could
 	 * have left things on, in which case we'll start getting faults if
 	 * we don't disable):
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
index c5d045d5680d..25fb83997119 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp4/mdp4_kms.h
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ struct mdp4_kms {
 
 	struct mdp_irq error_handler;
 
+	bool rpm_enabled;
+
 	/* empty/blank cursor bo to use when cursor is "disabled" */
 	struct drm_gem_object *blank_cursor_bo;
 	uint32_t blank_cursor_iova;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
index a0b974772cf6..5d6d9e146aaa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.c
@@ -668,6 +668,9 @@ static void mdp5_destroy(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		mdp5_smp_destroy(mdp5_kms->smp);
 	if (mdp5_kms->cfg)
 		mdp5_cfg_destroy(mdp5_kms->cfg);
+
+	if (mdp5_kms->rpm_enabled)
+		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 }
 
 static int mdp5_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -720,6 +723,9 @@ static int mdp5_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct drm_device *dev)
 	 */
 	clk_set_rate(mdp5_kms->core_clk, 200000000);
 
+	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
+	mdp5_kms->rpm_enabled = true;
+
 	read_mdp_hw_revision(mdp5_kms, &major, &minor);
 
 	mdp5_kms->cfg = mdp5_cfg_init(mdp5_kms, major, minor);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
index d214d50bbd46..03738927be10 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_kms.h
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ struct mdp5_kms {
 	 */
 	spinlock_t resource_lock;
 
+	bool rpm_enabled;
+
 	struct mdp_irq error_handler;
 };
 #define to_mdp5_kms(x) container_of(x, struct mdp5_kms, base)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_mdss.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_mdss.c
index 871c4424a820..d444a6901fff 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_mdss.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/mdp/mdp5/mdp5_mdss.c
@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ void msm_mdss_destroy(struct drm_device *dev)
 	mdss->irqcontroller.domain = NULL;
 
 	regulator_disable(mdss->vdd);
+
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev->dev);
+
+	pm_runtime_disable(dev->dev);
 }
 
 int msm_mdss_init(struct drm_device *dev)
@@ -215,6 +219,14 @@ int msm_mdss_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	priv->mdss = mdss;
 
+	pm_runtime_enable(dev->dev);
+
+	/*
+	 * TODO: This is needed as the MDSS GDSC is only tied to MDSS's power
+	 * domain. Remove this once runtime PM is adapted for all the devices.
+	 */
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 fail_irq:
 	regulator_disable(mdss->vdd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index d650aaca60f8..1c1869011092 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -215,10 +215,8 @@ static int msm_drm_uninit(struct device *dev)
 	flush_workqueue(priv->atomic_wq);
 	destroy_workqueue(priv->atomic_wq);
 
-	if (kms) {
-		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+	if (kms)
 		kms->funcs->destroy(kms);
-	}
 
 	if (gpu) {
 		mutex_lock(&ddev->struct_mutex);
@@ -410,7 +408,6 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, struct drm_driver *drv)
 	}
 
 	if (kms) {
-		pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 		ret = kms->funcs->hw_init(kms);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(dev, "kms hw init failed: %d\n", ret);