diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 20ae18f44dcd..7599147d5f83 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_link_add);
 
 static void device_link_free(struct device_link *link)
 {
+	while (refcount_dec_not_one(&link->rpm_active))
+		pm_runtime_put(link->supplier);
+
 	put_device(link->consumer);
 	put_device(link->supplier);
 	kfree(link);
diff --git a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
index b914932d3ca1..ab454c4533ba 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/runtime.c
@@ -1603,8 +1603,6 @@ void pm_runtime_new_link(struct device *dev)
 
 void pm_runtime_drop_link(struct device *dev)
 {
-	rpm_put_suppliers(dev);
-
 	spin_lock_irq(&dev->power.lock);
 	WARN_ON(dev->power.links_count == 0);
 	dev->power.links_count--;