diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
index 76382c858c35..1246d69ba187 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #define DRIVER_NAME "memstick"
 
@@ -436,6 +437,7 @@ static void memstick_check(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct memstick_dev *card;
 
 	dev_dbg(&host->dev, "memstick_check started\n");
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(host->dev.parent);
 	mutex_lock(&host->lock);
 	if (!host->card) {
 		if (memstick_power_on(host))
@@ -479,6 +481,7 @@ out_power_off:
 		host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_POWER, MEMSTICK_POWER_OFF);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&host->lock);
+	pm_runtime_put(host->dev.parent);
 	dev_dbg(&host->dev, "memstick_check finished\n");
 }