diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
index 8192579fb1a1..0a017caa19a1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/adreno/adreno_device.c
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ struct msm_gpu *adreno_load_gpu(struct drm_device *dev)
 	 */
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
-	/* Make sure pm runtime is active and reset any previous errors */
-	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
-
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);