diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi.c b/drivers/spi/spi.c
index 8ee1ba13eb23464f0dfbaefe052e5105b560eceb..20b5b2754830ecd2fb459a6e2f8fa8f6f569f9b2 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi.c
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ static void __spi_pump_messages(struct spi_controller *ctlr, bool in_kthread)
 	if (!was_busy && ctlr->auto_runtime_pm) {
 		ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(ctlr->dev.parent);
 		if (ret < 0) {
+			pm_runtime_put_noidle(ctlr->dev.parent);
 			dev_err(&ctlr->dev, "Failed to power device: %d\n",
 				ret);
 			mutex_unlock(&ctlr->io_mutex);