diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/apds9960.c b/drivers/iio/light/apds9960.c
index 7d269ef9e0625a81cdf1832c53667e9ed1039f18..f6a07dc32ae486a045b97cfb4406783a9aa05ab8 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/apds9960.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/apds9960.c
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ static int apds9960_set_power_state(struct apds9960_data *data, bool on)
 			usleep_range(data->als_adc_int_us,
 				     APDS9960_MAX_INT_TIME_IN_US);
 	} else {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
 		ret = pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
 	}