diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 42fdfd4d9d4f9873c8b26f1518aa56b3c5e719b0..bbb77cd8ad6776df47d01549cceb7165735c15f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -1251,12 +1251,12 @@ static int cpsw_ndo_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	int i, ret;
 	u32 reg;
 
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&priv->pdev->dev);
+
 	if (!cpsw_common_res_usage_state(priv))
 		cpsw_intr_disable(priv);
 	netif_carrier_off(ndev);
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(&priv->pdev->dev);
-
 	reg = priv->version;
 
 	dev_info(priv->dev, "initializing cpsw version %d.%d (%d)\n",