diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra210-adma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra210-adma.c
index 914901a680c8..9068591bd684 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra210-adma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra210-adma.c
@@ -658,6 +658,7 @@ static int tegra_adma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(tdc2dev(tdc));
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(tdc2dev(tdc));
 		free_irq(tdc->irq, tdc);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -869,8 +870,10 @@ static int tegra_adma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 		goto rpm_disable;
+	}
 
 	ret = tegra_adma_init(tdma);
 	if (ret)