diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
index 2888d8a8dc6d..220ee08c4a06 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-sflash.c
@@ -486,10 +486,9 @@ static int tegra_sflash_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			goto exit_pm_disable;
 	}
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "pm runtime get failed, e = %d\n", ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 		goto exit_pm_disable;
 	}
 
@@ -549,9 +548,8 @@ static int tegra_sflash_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct tegra_sflash_data *tsd = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 		dev_err(dev, "pm runtime failed, e = %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}