diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 540a62999655..8b207efeadbc 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1582,8 +1582,11 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(dev);
 	ret = qcom_slim_ngd_qmi_svc_event_init(ctrl);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "QMI service registration failed:%d", ret);
+		pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(dev);
+		pm_runtime_disable(dev);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1696,6 +1699,7 @@ static void qcom_slim_ngd_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl *ctrl = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 
+	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	qcom_slim_ngd_enable(ctrl, false);
 	qcom_slim_ngd_exit_dma(ctrl);