diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
index e359ad39753b..afc3bfca0b6c 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-omap.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static int omap_i2c_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	omap_i2c_write_reg(omap, OMAP_I2C_CON_REG, 0);
-	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	return 0;
 }