diff --git a/drivers/dma/cppi41.c b/drivers/dma/cppi41.c
index bac5f023013b23c92519f052f8523b6008524271..6ed99d9263583282e34881110d3fe2fa7b77f637 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/cppi41.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/cppi41.c
@@ -1072,7 +1072,12 @@ static int cppi41_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int cppi41_dma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct cppi41_dd *cdd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
+	int error;
 
+	error = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	if (error < 0)
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s could not pm_runtime_get: %i\n",
+			__func__, error);
 	of_dma_controller_free(pdev->dev.of_node);
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&cdd->ddev);