diff --git a/drivers/clk/clk.c b/drivers/clk/clk.c
index ed119182aa1be..f00d4c1158d72 100644
--- a/drivers/clk/clk.c
+++ b/drivers/clk/clk.c
@@ -108,17 +108,10 @@ struct clk {
 /***           runtime pm          ***/
 static int clk_pm_runtime_get(struct clk_core *core)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!core->rpm_enabled)
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(core->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(core->dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
-	return 0;
+	return pm_runtime_resume_and_get(core->dev);
 }
 
 static void clk_pm_runtime_put(struct clk_core *core)