diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
index 7c7f424a1436..090362bd700b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/panthor/panthor_pwr.c
@@ -453,7 +453,8 @@ void panthor_pwr_unplug(struct panthor_device *ptdev)
 		return;
 
 	/* Make sure the IRQ handler is not running after that point. */
-	panthor_pwr_irq_suspend(&ptdev->pwr->irq);
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PM) || pm_runtime_active(ptdev->base.dev))
+		panthor_pwr_irq_suspend(&ptdev->pwr->irq);
 
 	/* Wake-up all waiters. */
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&ptdev->pwr->reqs_lock, flags);