diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 9392de2679a1..5d5c4e9a8621 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1399,14 +1399,8 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_cec_adap_enable(struct cec_adapter *adap, bool enable)
 	struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi = cec_get_drvdata(adap);
 	/* clock period in microseconds */
 	const u32 usecs = 1000000 / CEC_CLOCK_FREQ;
-	u32 val;
-	int ret;
+	u32 val = HDMI_READ(HDMI_CEC_CNTRL_5);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	val = HDMI_READ(HDMI_CEC_CNTRL_5);
 	val &= ~(VC4_HDMI_CEC_TX_SW_RESET | VC4_HDMI_CEC_RX_SW_RESET |
 		 VC4_HDMI_CEC_CNT_TO_4700_US_MASK |
 		 VC4_HDMI_CEC_CNT_TO_4500_US_MASK);
@@ -1531,8 +1525,6 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_cec_init(struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_delete_cec_adap;
 
-	pm_runtime_put(&vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_delete_cec_adap: