diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
index 505266153b4c..81e229f5ade3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-omap.c
@@ -488,9 +488,6 @@ static int omap_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned offset = d->hwirq;
 
-	if (!BANK_USED(bank))
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(bank->dev);
-
 	if (type & ~IRQ_TYPE_SENSE_MASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -498,12 +495,18 @@ static int omap_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 		(type & (IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_LOW|IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH)))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	if (!BANK_USED(bank))
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(bank->dev);
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&bank->lock, flags);
 	retval = omap_set_gpio_triggering(bank, offset, type);
+	if (retval)
+		goto error;
 	omap_gpio_init_irq(bank, offset);
 	if (!omap_gpio_is_input(bank, offset)) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bank->lock, flags);
-		return -EINVAL;
+		retval = -EINVAL;
+		goto error;
 	}
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&bank->lock, flags);
 
@@ -512,6 +515,11 @@ static int omap_gpio_irq_type(struct irq_data *d, unsigned type)
 	else if (type & (IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_FALLING | IRQ_TYPE_EDGE_RISING))
 		__irq_set_handler_locked(d->irq, handle_edge_irq);
 
+	return 0;
+
+error:
+	if (!BANK_USED(bank))
+		pm_runtime_put(bank->dev);
 	return retval;
 }