diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index fec8d5c6f0e5..44e8cfa84dfe 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,9 @@ omap_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	free_irq(dev->irq, dev);
 	i2c_del_adapter(&dev->adapter);
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	omap_i2c_write_reg(dev, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, 0);
+	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	iounmap(dev->base);
 	kfree(dev);