diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
index f35392c034f7..8192579fb1a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
@@ -443,20 +443,21 @@ struct msm_gpu *adreno_load_gpu(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "Couldn't power up the GPU: %d\n", ret);
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_disable_rpm;
 	}
 
 	mutex_lock(&gpu->lock);
 	ret = msm_gpu_hw_init(gpu);
 	mutex_unlock(&gpu->lock);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		DRM_DEV_ERROR(dev->dev, "gpu hw init failed: %d\n", ret);
-		return NULL;
+		goto err_put_rpm;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	if (gpu->funcs->debugfs_init) {
 		gpu->funcs->debugfs_init(gpu, dev->primary);
@@ -465,6 +466,13 @@ struct msm_gpu *adreno_load_gpu(struct drm_device *dev)
 #endif
 
 	return gpu;
+
+err_put_rpm:
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+err_disable_rpm:
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
+	return NULL;
 }
 
 static int find_chipid(struct device *dev, struct adreno_rev *rev)