diff --git a/drivers/soc/ti/knav_dma.c b/drivers/soc/ti/knav_dma.c
index b2d63d8854d6..7b5cb5d48f7d 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/ti/knav_dma.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/ti/knav_dma.c
@@ -749,8 +749,9 @@ static int knav_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(kdev->dev);
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(kdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(kdev->dev);
 		dev_err(kdev->dev, "unable to enable pktdma, err %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_pm_disable;
 	}
 
 	/* Initialise all packet dmas */
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@ static int knav_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	if (list_empty(&kdev->list)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "no valid dma instance\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err_put_sync;
 	}
 
 	debugfs_create_file("knav_dma", S_IFREG | S_IRUGO, NULL, NULL,
@@ -772,6 +774,13 @@ static int knav_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	device_ready = true;
 	return ret;
+
+err_put_sync:
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(kdev->dev);
+err_pm_disable:
+	pm_runtime_disable(kdev->dev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int knav_dma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)