diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5670.c b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5670.c
index 47ce074289ca..58227602053f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/rt5670.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/rt5670.c
@@ -3192,8 +3192,6 @@ static int rt5670_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	pm_runtime_put(&i2c->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 err:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&i2c->dev);