diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
index c8ad8aeca777..aa2ec9861361 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/a6xx_gpu.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,7 @@ static void a6xx_recover(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 {
 	struct adreno_gpu *adreno_gpu = to_adreno_gpu(gpu);
 	struct a6xx_gpu *a6xx_gpu = to_a6xx_gpu(adreno_gpu);
-	int i;
+	int i, active_submits;
 
 	adreno_dump_info(gpu);
 
@@ -1278,8 +1278,34 @@ static void a6xx_recover(struct msm_gpu *gpu)
 	 */
 	gmu_write(&a6xx_gpu->gmu, REG_A6XX_GMU_GMU_PWR_COL_KEEPALIVE, 0);
 
-	gpu->funcs->pm_suspend(gpu);
-	gpu->funcs->pm_resume(gpu);
+	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	/* active_submit won't change until we make a submission */
+	mutex_lock(&gpu->active_lock);
+	active_submits = gpu->active_submits;
+
+	/*
+	 * Temporarily clear active_submits count to silence a WARN() in the
+	 * runtime suspend cb
+	 */
+	gpu->active_submits = 0;
+
+	/* Drop the rpm refcount from active submits */
+	if (active_submits)
+		pm_runtime_put(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	/* And the final one from recover worker */
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	if (active_submits)
+		pm_runtime_get(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+
+	gpu->active_submits = active_submits;
+	mutex_unlock(&gpu->active_lock);
 
 	msm_gpu_hw_init(gpu);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
index da6242cbf87d..9ec9a99ffe77 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_gpu.c
@@ -422,9 +422,7 @@ static void recover_worker(struct kthread_work *work)
 		/* retire completed submits, plus the one that hung: */
 		retire_submits(gpu);
 
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
 		gpu->funcs->recover(gpu);
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
 
 		/*
 		 * Replay all remaining submits starting with highest priority
@@ -441,7 +439,7 @@ static void recover_worker(struct kthread_work *work)
 		}
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(&gpu->pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put(&gpu->pdev->dev);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&gpu->lock);