diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp.c
index 3273b317fa3b9..3e8ed05f3ebd8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/omap-mcbsp.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ static int omap2_mcbsp_set_clks_src(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, u8 fck_src_id)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(mcbsp->dev);
+	if (mcbsp->active)
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(mcbsp->dev);
 
 	r = clk_set_parent(mcbsp->fclk, fck_src);
 	if (r) {
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ static int omap2_mcbsp_set_clks_src(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, u8 fck_src_id)
 		return r;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(mcbsp->dev);
+	if (mcbsp->active)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(mcbsp->dev);
 
 	clk_put(fck_src);