diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
index bcc660aeb739..ca311209c6d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
@@ -197,8 +197,10 @@ int sdca_class_probe(struct sdw_slave *sdw,
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(dev);
 
 	ret = devm_pm_runtime_enable(dev);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(dev);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	queue_work(system_long_wq, &drv->boot_work);