diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c b/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
index 7f72b3f4cd1ae..19ac95c0098f0 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
@@ -115,8 +115,10 @@ static dma_cookie_t shdma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 		ret = pm_runtime_get(schan->dev);
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(schan->dev, "%s(): GET = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			pm_runtime_put(schan->dev);
+		}
 
 		pm_runtime_barrier(schan->dev);