diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/rti_wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/rti_wdt.c
index 117bc2a8eb0a..db843f825860 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/rti_wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/rti_wdt.c
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ static int rti_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
 	if (ret) {
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
+		pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "runtime pm failed\n");
 	}