diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index 806f7806d3ca..e5d71c99c4e7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -157,7 +157,11 @@ static u32 uart_read(struct uart_8250_port *up, u32 reg)
 	return readl(up->port.membase + (reg << up->port.regshift));
 }
 
-static void omap8250_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
+/*
+ * Called on runtime PM resume path from omap8250_restore_regs(), and
+ * omap8250_set_mctrl().
+ */
+static void __omap8250_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 {
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = up_to_u8250p(port);
 	struct omap8250_priv *priv = up->port.private_data;
@@ -181,6 +185,20 @@ static void omap8250_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
 	}
 }
 
+static void omap8250_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(port->dev);
+	if (err)
+		return;
+
+	__omap8250_set_mctrl(port, mctrl);
+
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(port->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(port->dev);
+}
+
 /*
  * Work Around for Errata i202 (2430, 3430, 3630, 4430 and 4460)
  * The access to uart register after MDR1 Access
@@ -341,7 +359,7 @@ static void omap8250_restore_regs(struct uart_8250_port *up)
 
 	omap8250_update_mdr1(up, priv);
 
-	up->port.ops->set_mctrl(&up->port, up->port.mctrl);
+	__omap8250_set_mctrl(&up->port, up->port.mctrl);
 
 	if (up->port.rs485.flags & SER_RS485_ENABLED)
 		serial8250_em485_stop_tx(up);