diff --git a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
index df8a785be324417c69db42d237c506f2d951fc8f..b10239d6ef939091a24713c13753816da1f6cb72 100644
--- a/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
+++ b/drivers/mailbox/imx-mailbox.c
@@ -830,11 +830,9 @@ static int imx_mu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		goto disable_runtime_pm;
-	}
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)