diff --git a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
index b5514a32ff8f..eb93015be841 100644
--- a/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
+++ b/drivers/phy/qualcomm/phy-qcom-qusb2.c
@@ -1093,29 +1093,29 @@ static int qusb2_phy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		or->hsdisc_trim.override = true;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
-	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, qphy);
+
 	/*
-	 * Prevent runtime pm from being ON by default. Users can enable
-	 * it using power/control in sysfs.
+	 * Enable runtime PM support, but forbid it by default.
+	 * Users can allow it again via the power/control attribute in sysfs.
 	 */
+	pm_runtime_set_active(dev);
 	pm_runtime_forbid(dev);
+	ret = devm_pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	generic_phy = devm_phy_create(dev, NULL, &qusb2_phy_gen_ops);
 	if (IS_ERR(generic_phy)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(generic_phy);
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create phy, %d\n", ret);
-		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 		return ret;
 	}
 	qphy->phy = generic_phy;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, qphy);
 	phy_set_drvdata(generic_phy, qphy);
 
 	phy_provider = devm_of_phy_provider_register(dev, of_phy_simple_xlate);
-	if (IS_ERR(phy_provider))
-		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
 
 	return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(phy_provider);
 }