diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
index f71c730f9838d8..b5f0929bcea53b 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-rcar.c
@@ -1121,7 +1121,8 @@ static int rcar_i2c_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
  out_del_device:
 	i2c_del_adapter(&priv->adap);
  out_pm_put:
-	pm_runtime_put(dev);
+	if (priv->flags & ID_P_PM_BLOCKED)
+		pm_runtime_put(dev);
  out_pm_disable:
 	pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 	return ret;