diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
index 88ac0833351c..2914d781dbf5 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-geni-qcom.c
@@ -622,25 +622,30 @@ static int spi_geni_init(struct spi_geni_master *mas)
 	u32 spi_tx_cfg, fifo_disable;
 	int ret = -ENXIO;
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(mas->dev);
+	PM_RUNTIME_ACQUIRE_IF_ENABLED(mas->dev, pm);
+	ret = PM_RUNTIME_ACQUIRE_ERR(&pm);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(mas->dev, "Failed to resume and get %d\n", ret);
+		return ret;
+	}
 
 	proto = geni_se_read_proto(se);
 
 	if (spi->target) {
 		if (proto != GENI_SE_SPI_SLAVE) {
 			dev_err(mas->dev, "Invalid proto %d\n", proto);
-			goto out_pm;
+			return ret;
 		}
 		spi_slv_setup(mas);
 	} else if (proto == GENI_SE_INVALID_PROTO) {
 		ret = geni_load_se_firmware(se, GENI_SE_SPI);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(mas->dev, "spi master firmware load failed ret: %d\n", ret);
-			goto out_pm;
+			return ret;
 		}
 	} else if (proto != GENI_SE_SPI) {
 		dev_err(mas->dev, "Invalid proto %d\n", proto);
-		goto out_pm;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	mas->tx_fifo_depth = geni_se_get_tx_fifo_depth(se);
 
@@ -673,7 +678,7 @@ static int spi_geni_init(struct spi_geni_master *mas)
 			dev_dbg(mas->dev, "Using GPI DMA mode for SPI\n");
 			break;
 		} else if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
-			goto out_pm;
+			return ret;
 		}
 		/*
 		 * in case of failure to get gpi dma channel, we can still do the
@@ -702,8 +707,6 @@ static int spi_geni_init(struct spi_geni_master *mas)
 		writel(spi_tx_cfg, se->base + SE_SPI_TRANS_CFG);
 	}
 
-out_pm:
-	pm_runtime_put(mas->dev);
 	return ret;
 }