diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
index a9c386b63581..4bb30761abfc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fec_main.c
@@ -3636,6 +3636,11 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct net_device *ndev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct fec_enet_private *fep = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	struct device_node *np = pdev->dev.of_node;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
 	cancel_work_sync(&fep->tx_timeout_work);
 	fec_ptp_stop(pdev);
@@ -3643,15 +3648,17 @@ fec_drv_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	fec_enet_mii_remove(fep);
 	if (fep->reg_phy)
 		regulator_disable(fep->reg_phy);
-	pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ipg);
+
 	if (of_phy_is_fixed_link(np))
 		of_phy_deregister_fixed_link(np);
 	of_node_put(fep->phy_node);
 	free_netdev(ndev);
 
+	clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ahb);
+	clk_disable_unprepare(fep->clk_ipg);
+	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+
 	return 0;
 }