diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
index e2fb44cc5c37668765e31f6e2b279cb3ee249229..c2d70d2dd112d6e148f1069d71560ceb837b1271 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-me.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include "mei_dev.h"
 #include "hbm.h"
@@ -1063,6 +1064,8 @@ static int mei_me_hw_reset(struct mei_device *dev, bool intr_enable)
 		}
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_set_active(dev->dev);
+
 	hcsr = mei_hcsr_read(dev);
 	/* H_RST may be found lit before reset is started,
 	 * for example if preceding reset flow hasn't completed.
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
index 4a6c1b85f11e71d5cb09e0568527a0b4d494cbed..e6e5e55a12ed45f09577899198e7a8735ae7a0e8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hw-txe.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/kthread.h>
 #include <linux/irqreturn.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <linux/mei.h>
 
@@ -935,6 +936,8 @@ static int mei_txe_hw_start(struct mei_device *dev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_set_active(dev->dev);
+
 	/* enable input ready interrupts:
 	 * SEC_IPC_HOST_INT_MASK.IPC_INPUT_READY_INT_MASK
 	 */
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
index 64e64da6da4439c470832ab32a0a0158d6c2d62a..718addfa9fb0b865efbc20ff57083b58fa5dc2c5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-me.c
@@ -400,6 +400,9 @@ static int mei_me_pm_runtime_suspend(struct device *device)
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "rpm: me: runtime suspend ret=%d\n", ret);
 
+	if (ret && ret != -EAGAIN)
+		schedule_work(&dev->reset_work);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -423,6 +426,9 @@ static int mei_me_pm_runtime_resume(struct device *device)
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "rpm: me: runtime resume ret = %d\n", ret);
 
+	if (ret)
+		schedule_work(&dev->reset_work);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
index 30cc30683c07186e7ff33d6395f6e8a64d2cf3c0..58ffd30dcc91822393cad09a96caeccab25620e1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pci-txe.c
@@ -347,6 +347,10 @@ static int mei_txe_pm_runtime_suspend(struct device *device)
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "rpm: txe: runtime suspend ret=%d\n", ret);
 
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
+
+	if (ret && ret != -EAGAIN)
+		schedule_work(&dev->reset_work);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -372,6 +376,9 @@ static int mei_txe_pm_runtime_resume(struct device *device)
 
 	dev_dbg(&pdev->dev, "rpm: txe: runtime resume ret = %d\n", ret);
 
+	if (ret)
+		schedule_work(&dev->reset_work);
+
 	return ret;
 }