diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index d54e540067bfa7f8a79cab5ee074be146301e5ab..4fde37713c5809873efbf1e33cf23a807a52c921 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1690,8 +1690,8 @@ void pm_runtime_get_suppliers(struct device *dev)
 				device_links_read_lock_held())
 		if (link->flags & DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME) {
 			link->supplier_preactivated = true;
-			refcount_inc(&link->rpm_active);
 			pm_runtime_get_sync(link->supplier);
+			refcount_inc(&link->rpm_active);
 		}
 
 	device_links_read_unlock(idx);