diff --git a/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c b/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
index db713c0dfba4d6c6272ac19c79b793595a9cdad7..461a0d739d75b0d646d9197a89ed6852f932be07 100644
--- a/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
+++ b/drivers/hwspinlock/hwspinlock_core.c
@@ -416,6 +416,8 @@ static int __hwspin_lock_request(struct hwspinlock *hwlock)
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "%s: can't power on device\n", __func__);
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
+		module_put(dev->driver->owner);
 		return ret;
 	}