diff --git a/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c b/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
index 6b5626e299b2..419c841aef34 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/sh/shdma-base.c
@@ -118,8 +118,10 @@ static dma_cookie_t shdma_tx_submit(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
 		ret = pm_runtime_get(schan->dev);
 
 		spin_unlock_irq(&schan->chan_lock);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(schan->dev, "%s(): GET = %d\n", __func__, ret);
+			pm_runtime_put(schan->dev);
+		}
 
 		pm_runtime_barrier(schan->dev);