diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
index fe26ebc7b834..d48a82f1634e 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_omap.c
@@ -1618,25 +1618,35 @@ static int omap8250_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct omap8250_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct uart_8250_port *up = serial8250_get_port(priv->line);
+	int err;
 
 	serial8250_suspend_port(priv->line);
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 	if (!device_may_wakeup(dev))
 		priv->wer = 0;
 	serial_out(up, UART_OMAP_WER, priv->wer);
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
-
+	err = pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
 	flush_work(&priv->qos_work);
-	return 0;
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int omap8250_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct omap8250_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int err;
 
+	err = pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 	serial8250_resume_port(priv->line);
+	/* Paired with pm_runtime_resume_and_get() in omap8250_suspend() */
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }