diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
index 7320a6c6613f174c1776f75c6dcc832cf91f1ad8..c1cb17493e0d4e212821c832009012c2384c7143 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/atmel-hlcdc/atmel_hlcdc_dc.c
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ static int atmel_hlcdc_dc_load(struct drm_device *dev)
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev->dev);
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(dev->dev);
-
 	ret = atmel_hlcdc_dc_modeset_init(dev);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev->dev, "failed to initialize mode setting\n");