diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index 5978e99a0e85..88a8cb840cd5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ vc4_hdmi_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 	struct vc4_hdmi *vc4_hdmi = connector_to_vc4_hdmi(connector);
 	bool connected = false;
 
+	WARN_ON(pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev));
+
 	if (vc4_hdmi->hpd_gpio) {
 		if (gpio_get_value_cansleep(vc4_hdmi->hpd_gpio) ^
 		    vc4_hdmi->hpd_active_low)
@@ -167,10 +169,12 @@ vc4_hdmi_connector_detect(struct drm_connector *connector, bool force)
 			}
 		}
 
+		pm_runtime_put(&vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev);
 		return connector_status_connected;
 	}
 
 	cec_phys_addr_invalidate(vc4_hdmi->cec_adap);
+	pm_runtime_put(&vc4_hdmi->pdev->dev);
 	return connector_status_disconnected;
 }