diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index c054e83ab6361..f3ee8e0363721 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ static void qcom_slim_ngd_rx(struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl, u8 *buf)
 		(mc == SLIM_USR_MC_GENERIC_ACK &&
 		 mt == SLIM_MSG_MT_SRC_REFERRED_USER)) {
 		slim_msg_response(&ctrl->ctrl, &buf[4], buf[3], len - 4);
-		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ctrl->dev);
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1257,13 +1257,14 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_enable(struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl, bool enable)
 		}
 		/* controller state should be in sync with framework state */
 		complete(&ctrl->qmi.qmi_comp);
-		if (!pm_runtime_enabled(ctrl->dev) ||
-				!pm_runtime_suspended(ctrl->dev))
-			qcom_slim_ngd_runtime_resume(ctrl->dev);
+		if (!pm_runtime_enabled(ctrl->ctrl.dev) ||
+			 !pm_runtime_suspended(ctrl->ctrl.dev))
+			qcom_slim_ngd_runtime_resume(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
 		else
-			pm_runtime_resume(ctrl->dev);
-		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ctrl->dev);
-		pm_runtime_put(ctrl->dev);
+			pm_runtime_resume(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
+
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
+		pm_runtime_put(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
 
 		ret = slim_register_controller(&ctrl->ctrl);
 		if (ret) {
@@ -1389,7 +1390,7 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_ssr_pdr_notify(struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl,
 		/* Make sure the last dma xfer is finished */
 		mutex_lock(&ctrl->tx_lock);
 		if (ctrl->state != QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_DOWN) {
-			pm_runtime_get_noresume(ctrl->dev);
+			pm_runtime_get_noresume(ctrl->ctrl.dev);
 			ctrl->state = QCOM_SLIM_NGD_CTRL_DOWN;
 			qcom_slim_ngd_down(ctrl);
 			qcom_slim_ngd_exit_dma(ctrl);