diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
index 2c37ed7b75d3..34687ab23d77 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/ov5640.c
@@ -3327,6 +3327,7 @@ static int ov5640_g_volatile_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -3402,6 +3403,7 @@ static int ov5640_s_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		break;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -3721,8 +3723,10 @@ static int ov5640_s_stream(struct v4l2_subdev *sd, int enable)
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&sensor->lock);
 
-	if (!enable || ret)
+	if (!enable || ret) {
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
 		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&sensor->i2c_client->dev);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -3927,6 +3931,7 @@ static int ov5640_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, 1000);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(dev);
 
 	return 0;