diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
index 678dc51ef017..205e54f157b4 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-qup.c
@@ -1277,19 +1277,23 @@ static int spi_qup_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct spi_qup *controller = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
-	ret = spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (ret >= 0) {
+		ret = spi_qup_set_state(controller, QUP_STATE_RESET);
+		if (ret)
+			dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to reset controller (%pe)\n",
+				 ERR_PTR(ret));
+
+		clk_disable_unprepare(controller->cclk);
+		clk_disable_unprepare(controller->iclk);
+	} else {
+		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "failed to resume, skip hw disable (%pe)\n",
+			 ERR_PTR(ret));
+	}
 
 	spi_qup_release_dma(master);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(controller->cclk);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(controller->iclk);
-
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);