diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
index 4b80e27ecdbf9aed3cf4bdecab7e7c0e7f74974e..0b597905ee72c6373a7c4e0f6c59872a751e51be 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-imx.c
@@ -1686,6 +1686,7 @@ static int spi_imx_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(spi_imx->dev, MXC_RPM_TIMEOUT);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(spi_imx->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(spi_imx->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(spi_imx->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(spi_imx->dev);