diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index 444c74eeab7de..daaf2a64e7f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -1681,13 +1681,6 @@ static int qcom_geni_serial_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * Set pm_runtime status as ACTIVE so that wakeup_irq gets
-	 * enabled/disabled from dev_pm_arm_wake_irq during system
-	 * suspend/resume respectively.
-	 */
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
-
 	if (port->wakeup_irq > 0) {
 		device_init_wakeup(&pdev->dev, true);
 		ret = dev_pm_set_dedicated_wake_irq(&pdev->dev,