diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
index e1715d3f43b0..23aa3ab51a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/chips-media/wave5/wave5-vpu.c
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ static void wave5_vpu_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		hrtimer_cancel(&dev->hrtimer);
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->dev_lock);