diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index f9ce35da4123ec52657f55f6a704c12c9c286080..e063e98d1e82ec993ce357898952318f38f9c324 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -1788,6 +1788,8 @@ static int i915_emon_status(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	if (!IS_GEN5(dev_priv))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	intel_runtime_pm_get(dev_priv);
+
 	ret = mutex_lock_interruptible(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1802,6 +1804,8 @@ static int i915_emon_status(struct seq_file *m, void *unused)
 	seq_printf(m, "GFX power: %ld\n", gfx);
 	seq_printf(m, "Total power: %ld\n", chipset + gfx);
 
+	intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
+
 	return 0;
 }