diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif.c b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif.c
index df66461f5d4f1..e7e8eba048acf 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/davinci/vpif.c
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ static int vpif_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int vpif_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
+	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 }