diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
index 4c9774dbcfc1..d4ada5cca2d1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
@@ -777,8 +777,6 @@ int renesas_sdhi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	/* All SDHI have SDIO status bits which must be 1 */
 	mmc_data->flags |= TMIO_MMC_SDIO_STATUS_SETBITS;
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	ret = renesas_sdhi_clk_enable(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto efree;
@@ -859,8 +857,6 @@ edisclk:
 efree:
 	tmio_mmc_host_free(host);
 
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(renesas_sdhi_probe);
@@ -872,8 +868,6 @@ int renesas_sdhi_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(host);
 	renesas_sdhi_clk_disable(host);
 
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(renesas_sdhi_remove);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
index 8539e10784b4..93e83ad25976 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ static int tmio_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->mmc->f_max = pdata->hclk;
 	host->mmc->f_min = pdata->hclk / 512;
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	ret = tmio_mmc_host_probe(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto host_free;
@@ -193,7 +191,6 @@ host_remove:
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(host);
 host_free:
 	tmio_mmc_host_free(host);
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 cell_disable:
 	if (cell->disable)
 		cell->disable(pdev);
@@ -210,8 +207,6 @@ static int tmio_mmc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (cell->disable)
 		cell->disable(pdev);
 
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
index c5ba13fae399..2f0b092d6dcc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ struct tmio_mmc_host {
 	unsigned long		last_req_ts;
 	struct mutex		ios_lock;	/* protect set_ios() context */
 	bool			native_hotplug;
+	bool			runtime_synced;
 	bool			sdio_irq_enabled;
 
 	/* Mandatory callback */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
index 2cb3f951c3e2..9b6e1001e77c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
@@ -1153,15 +1153,6 @@ void tmio_mmc_host_free(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tmio_mmc_host_free);
 
-/**
- * tmio_mmc_host_probe() - Common probe for all implementations
- * @_host: Host to probe
- *
- * Perform tasks common to all implementations probe functions.
- *
- * The caller should have called pm_runtime_enable() prior to calling
- * the common probe function.
- */
 int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *_host)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = _host->pdev;
@@ -1257,19 +1248,22 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *_host)
 	/* See if we also get DMA */
 	tmio_mmc_request_dma(_host, pdata);
 
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, 50);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
 	if (ret)
 		goto remove_host;
 
 	dev_pm_qos_expose_latency_limit(&pdev->dev, 100);
+	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
 remove_host:
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(_host);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1280,12 +1274,11 @@ void tmio_mmc_host_remove(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 	struct platform_device *pdev = host->pdev;
 	struct mmc_host *mmc = host->mmc;
 
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+
 	if (host->pdata->flags & TMIO_MMC_SDIO_IRQ)
 		sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_TRANSACTION_CTL, 0x0000);
 
-	if (!host->native_hotplug)
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
-
 	dev_pm_qos_hide_latency_limit(&pdev->dev);
 
 	mmc_remove_host(mmc);
@@ -1294,7 +1287,10 @@ void tmio_mmc_host_remove(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 	tmio_mmc_release_dma(host);
 
 	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
+	if (host->native_hotplug)
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tmio_mmc_host_remove);
 
@@ -1337,6 +1333,11 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct tmio_mmc_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
+	if (!host->runtime_synced) {
+		host->runtime_synced = true;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	tmio_mmc_clk_enable(host);
 	tmio_mmc_hw_reset(host->mmc);
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/uniphier-sd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/uniphier-sd.c
index e09336f9166d..0c72ec5546c3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/uniphier-sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/uniphier-sd.c
@@ -629,7 +629,6 @@ static int uniphier_sd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	host->clk_disable = uniphier_sd_clk_disable;
 	host->set_clock = uniphier_sd_set_clock;
 
-	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	ret = uniphier_sd_clk_enable(host);
 	if (ret)
 		goto free_host;
@@ -651,7 +650,6 @@ static int uniphier_sd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 free_host:
 	tmio_mmc_host_free(host);
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -662,7 +660,6 @@ static int uniphier_sd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(host);
 	uniphier_sd_clk_disable(host);
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }