diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
index aa42141be3c0ef00419a479079af27f789549cb1..a557a477d039331d7e9d9727fcf45b443c94bef0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw_ethtool.c
@@ -364,11 +364,9 @@ int cpsw_ethtool_op_begin(struct net_device *ndev)
 	struct cpsw_common *cpsw = priv->cpsw;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(cpsw->dev);
-	if (ret < 0) {
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(cpsw->dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
 		cpsw_err(priv, drv, "ethtool begin failed %d\n", ret);
-		pm_runtime_put_noidle(cpsw->dev);
-	}
 
 	return ret;
 }