diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
index b3b0ba842541..4ff1cfdb9730 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/am65-cpsw-nuss.c
@@ -564,13 +564,13 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	ret = netif_set_real_num_tx_queues(ndev, common->tx_ch_num);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(common->dev, "cannot set real number of tx queues\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto runtime_put;
 	}
 
 	ret = netif_set_real_num_rx_queues(ndev, AM65_CPSW_MAX_RX_QUEUES);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(common->dev, "cannot set real number of rx queues\n");
-		return ret;
+		goto runtime_put;
 	}
 
 	for (i = 0; i < common->tx_ch_num; i++)
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 
 	ret = am65_cpsw_nuss_common_open(common);
 	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+		goto runtime_put;
 
 	common->usage_count++;
 
@@ -606,6 +606,10 @@ static int am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 error_cleanup:
 	am65_cpsw_nuss_ndo_slave_stop(ndev);
 	return ret;
+
+runtime_put:
+	pm_runtime_put(common->dev);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static void am65_cpsw_nuss_rx_cleanup(void *data, dma_addr_t desc_dma)