diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 765e55b489db..815aa1878216 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,9 @@ static int ravb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ndev->hw_features = NETIF_F_RXCSUM;
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	error = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
+	if (error < 0)
+		goto out_rpm_disable;
 
 	/* The Ether-specific entries in the device structure. */
 	ndev->base_addr = res->start;
@@ -2210,6 +2212,7 @@ out_release:
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 
 	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
+out_rpm_disable:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return error;
 }