diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
index 3a4d64e1dfb16fe78013954f4441a93edb00c605..092d89bd32241b1e651414ee3c452ce248f36ec2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-qup.c
@@ -674,16 +674,20 @@ static int qup_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	qup->adap.dev.of_node = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	strlcpy(qup->adap.name, "QUP I2C adapter", sizeof(qup->adap.name));
 
-	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&qup->adap);
-	if (ret)
-		goto fail;
-
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(qup->dev, MSEC_PER_SEC);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(qup->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(qup->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(qup->dev);
+
+	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&qup->adap);
+	if (ret)
+		goto fail_runtime;
+
 	return 0;
 
+fail_runtime:
+	pm_runtime_disable(qup->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_suspended(qup->dev);
 fail:
 	qup_i2c_disable_clocks(qup);
 	return ret;