diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index 6469366c1753b75d86ef45ec037977269048705d..196b4155a309c1c95083da7d565a8f2e8886dae7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -990,6 +990,7 @@ static int workload_thread(void *priv)
 	int ret;
 	bool need_force_wake = (INTEL_GEN(gvt->dev_priv) >= 9);
 	DEFINE_WAIT_FUNC(wait, woken_wake_function);
+	struct intel_runtime_pm *rpm = &gvt->dev_priv->runtime_pm;
 
 	kfree(p);
 
@@ -1013,6 +1014,8 @@ static int workload_thread(void *priv)
 				workload->ring_id, workload,
 				workload->vgpu->id);
 
+		intel_runtime_pm_get(rpm);
+
 		gvt_dbg_sched("ring id %d will dispatch workload %p\n",
 				workload->ring_id, workload);
 
@@ -1042,6 +1045,7 @@ static int workload_thread(void *priv)
 			intel_uncore_forcewake_put(&gvt->dev_priv->uncore,
 					FORCEWAKE_ALL);
 
+		intel_runtime_pm_put_unchecked(rpm);
 		if (ret && (vgpu_is_vm_unhealthy(ret)))
 			enter_failsafe_mode(vgpu, GVT_FAILSAFE_GUEST_ERR);
 	}