diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
index 80c3787deea9..38360434d6e9 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-tegra20-slink.c
@@ -749,9 +749,8 @@ static int tegra_slink_setup(struct spi_device *spi)
 		spi->mode & SPI_CPHA ? "" : "~",
 		spi->max_speed_hz);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(tspi->dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(tspi->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(tspi->dev);
 		dev_err(tspi->dev, "pm runtime failed, e = %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -1169,9 +1168,8 @@ static int tegra_slink_resume(struct device *dev)
 	struct tegra_slink_data *tspi = spi_master_get_devdata(master);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
 		dev_err(dev, "pm runtime failed, e = %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}