diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index e0c4ef06ca91..bbee25de7a08 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1677,6 +1677,8 @@ void pm_runtime_get_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 void pm_runtime_put_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct device_link *link;
+	unsigned long flags;
+	bool put;
 	int idx;
 
 	idx = device_links_read_lock();
@@ -1685,7 +1687,11 @@ void pm_runtime_put_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 				device_links_read_lock_held())
 		if (link->supplier_preactivated) {
 			link->supplier_preactivated = false;
-			if (refcount_dec_not_one(&link->rpm_active))
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+			put = pm_runtime_status_suspended(dev) &&
+			      refcount_dec_not_one(&link->rpm_active);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&dev->power.lock, flags);
+			if (put)
 				pm_runtime_put(link->supplier);
 		}