diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index 2161c1234ad72..fee603039e872 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ static int mei_cl_irq_read(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev->dev);
+	pm_request_autosuspend(dev->dev);
+
 	list_move_tail(&cb->list, &cl->rd_pending);
 
 	return 0;