diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index b80fdc1f0092..dc9c4b4cc25a 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1253,7 +1253,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter,
 	struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx = i2c_get_adapdata(adapter);
 	int result;
 
-	result = pm_runtime_get_sync(i2c_imx->adapter.dev.parent);
+	result = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(i2c_imx->adapter.dev.parent);
 	if (result < 0)
 		return result;
 
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ static int i2c_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int irq, ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;