diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32.c b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32.c
index 05618a618939..4dbd5cbe0c11 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-stm32.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-stm32.c
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 #define SPI_3WIRE_TX		3
 #define SPI_3WIRE_RX		4
 
+#define STM32_SPI_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY		1	/* 1 ms */
+
 /*
  * use PIO for small transfers, avoiding DMA setup/teardown overhead for drivers
  * without fifo buffers.
@@ -1927,6 +1929,9 @@ static int stm32_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (spi->dma_tx || spi->dma_rx)
 		master->can_dma = stm32_spi_can_dma;
 
+	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev,
+					 STM32_SPI_AUTOSUSPEND_DELAY);
+	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
@@ -1938,6 +1943,9 @@ static int stm32_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto err_pm_disable;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "driver initialized\n");
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1946,6 +1954,7 @@ err_pm_disable:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 err_dma_release:
 	if (spi->dma_tx)
 		dma_release_channel(spi->dma_tx);
@@ -1970,6 +1979,8 @@ static int stm32_spi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_suspended(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+
 	if (master->dma_tx)
 		dma_release_channel(master->dma_tx);
 	if (master->dma_rx)