diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index a102eb1abe4b..8353ab9bd31b 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ static int clk_pm_runtime_get(struct clk_core *core)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(core->dev);
-	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(core->dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void clk_pm_runtime_put(struct clk_core *core)