diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 9635b14b6011346f0c819147b1071c72d85025d5..391936c1aa041c5bd925d284aa593e65b5ce1065 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ void mei_host_client_init(struct mei_device *dev)
 
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev->dev);
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "rpm: autosuspend\n");
-	pm_runtime_autosuspend(dev->dev);
+	pm_request_autosuspend(dev->dev);
 }
 
 /**