diff --git a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
index 330da5d6c8c3..ced0dcf86e0b 100644
--- a/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/base/regmap/regmap-irq.c
@@ -502,12 +502,12 @@ static irqreturn_t regmap_irq_thread(int irq, void *d)
 	}
 
 exit:
-	if (chip->runtime_pm)
-		pm_runtime_put(map->dev);
-
 	if (chip->handle_post_irq)
 		chip->handle_post_irq(chip->irq_drv_data);
 
+	if (chip->runtime_pm)
+		pm_runtime_put(map->dev);
+
 	if (handled)
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	else