diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index 7a7f3a42b2aa..d4604bc8eb5b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3600,6 +3600,8 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
 	if (fep->reg_phy)
 		regulator_disable(fep->reg_phy);
+	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 	of_node_put(fep->phy_node);