diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
index 5a1fdd405b1af14ff1725a8b9d9a3ab83e84b15a..ad9ffea7d659d28e057f13c1b7912ca7243743ac 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,9 @@ static int sh_mmcif_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct sh_mmcif_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	sh_mmcif_writel(host->addr, MMCIF_CE_INT_MASK, MASK_ALL);
+	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }