diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
index 0275be7e13b1..7acb53a907e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ struct msm_gpu *adreno_load_gpu(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 */
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
-	/* Make sure pm runtime is active and reset any previous errors */
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
-
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "Couldn't power up the GPU: %d\n", ret);