diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
index 0a9406182ea7..da6242cbf87d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ static void recover_worker(struct kthread_work *work)
 	/* Record the crash state */
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
 	msm_gpu_crashstate_capture(gpu, submit, comm, cmd);
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
 
 	kfree(cmd);
 	kfree(comm);
@@ -442,6 +441,8 @@ static void recover_worker(struct kthread_work *work)
 		}
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
 	mutex_unlock(&gpu->lock);
 
 	msm_gpu_retire(gpu);