diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
index 4d32fc676aaf..71e930e80178 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/core.c
@@ -3089,6 +3089,7 @@ static const struct bus_type genpd_bus_type = {
 static void genpd_dev_pm_detach(struct device *dev, bool power_off)
 {
 	struct generic_pm_domain *pd;
+	bool is_virt_dev;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -3098,6 +3099,13 @@ static void genpd_dev_pm_detach(struct device *dev, bool power_off)
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "removing from PM domain %s\n", pd->name);
 
+	/* Check if the device was created by genpd at attach. */
+	is_virt_dev = dev->bus == &genpd_bus_type;
+
+	/* Disable runtime PM if we enabled it at attach. */
+	if (is_virt_dev)
+		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+
 	/* Drop the default performance state */
 	if (dev_gpd_data(dev)->default_pstate) {
 		dev_pm_genpd_set_performance_state(dev, 0);
@@ -3123,7 +3131,7 @@ static void genpd_dev_pm_detach(struct device *dev, bool power_off)
 	genpd_queue_power_off_work(pd);
 
 	/* Unregister the device if it was created by genpd. */
-	if (dev->bus == &genpd_bus_type)
+	if (is_virt_dev)
 		device_unregister(dev);
 }