diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
index a208fefd3c3b..28313d0fad37 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-imx.c
@@ -1892,9 +1892,15 @@ static void i2c_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 static int i2c_imx_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct imx_i2c_struct *i2c_imx = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	clk_disable(i2c_imx->clk);
-	return pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(dev);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int i2c_imx_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
@@ -1907,10 +1913,13 @@ static int i2c_imx_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = clk_enable(i2c_imx->clk);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dev, "can't enable I2C clock, ret=%d\n", ret);
+		pinctrl_pm_select_sleep_state(dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int i2c_imx_suspend(struct device *dev)