diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
index 51a96dbee9accbae9dbe32e8eb3d81a367819307..ae74280c0b9f374ece40a0db4a9ac1c6a81a7ce8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_mdio.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static int davinci_mdio_resume(struct device *dev)
 	u32 ctrl;
 
 	spin_lock(&data->lock);
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(data->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(data->dev);
 
 	/* restart the scan state machine */
 	ctrl = __raw_readl(&data->regs->control);