diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index d7919555250d..04f24c66cf36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -1808,7 +1808,7 @@ static int fec_enet_mdio_read(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum)
 	int ret = 0, frame_start, frame_addr, frame_op;
 	bool is_c45 = !!(regnum & MII_ADDR_C45);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -1867,11 +1867,9 @@ static int fec_enet_mdio_write(struct mii_bus *bus, int mii_id, int regnum,
 	int ret, frame_start, frame_addr;
 	bool is_c45 = !!(regnum & MII_ADDR_C45);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
-	else
-		ret = 0;
 
 	if (is_c45) {
 		frame_start = FEC_MMFR_ST_C45;
@@ -2275,7 +2273,7 @@ static void fec_enet_get_regs(struct net_device *ndev,
 	u32 i, off;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return;
 
@@ -2976,7 +2974,7 @@ fec_enet_open(struct net_device *ndev)
 	int ret;
 	bool reset_again;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&fep->pdev->dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&fep->pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -3770,7 +3768,7 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
index 4b708f4e8eed..b492ae00cc90 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_runtime.h
@@ -386,6 +386,27 @@ static inline int pm_runtime_get_sync(struct device *dev)
 	return __pm_runtime_resume(dev, RPM_GET_PUT);
 }
 
+/**
+ * pm_runtime_resume_and_get - Bump up usage counter of a device and resume it.
+ * @dev: Target device.
+ *
+ * Resume @dev synchronously and if that is successful, increment its runtime
+ * PM usage counter. Return 0 if the runtime PM usage counter of @dev has been
+ * incremented or a negative error code otherwise.
+ */
+static inline int pm_runtime_resume_and_get(struct device *dev)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = __pm_runtime_resume(dev, RPM_GET_PUT);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put_noidle(dev);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * pm_runtime_put - Drop device usage counter and queue up "idle check" if 0.
  * @dev: Target device.