diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
index 8ea8f079cde267282f8e6bfb5805f56232994fea..edca3703b9640ccf905cc627140535852806738c 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/efifb.c
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ static bool use_bgrt = true;
 static bool request_mem_succeeded = false;
 static u64 mem_flags = EFI_MEMORY_WC | EFI_MEMORY_UC;
 
+static struct pci_dev *efifb_pci_dev;	/* dev with BAR covering the efifb */
+
 static struct fb_var_screeninfo efifb_defined = {
 	.activate		= FB_ACTIVATE_NOW,
 	.height			= -1,
@@ -243,6 +245,9 @@ static inline void efifb_show_boot_graphics(struct fb_info *info) {}
 
 static void efifb_destroy(struct fb_info *info)
 {
+	if (efifb_pci_dev)
+		pm_runtime_put(&efifb_pci_dev->dev);
+
 	if (info->screen_base) {
 		if (mem_flags & (EFI_MEMORY_UC | EFI_MEMORY_WC))
 			iounmap(info->screen_base);
@@ -333,7 +338,6 @@ ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(efifb);
 
 static bool pci_dev_disabled;	/* FB base matches BAR of a disabled device */
 
-static struct pci_dev *efifb_pci_dev;	/* dev with BAR covering the efifb */
 static struct resource *bar_resource;
 static u64 bar_offset;
 
@@ -569,17 +573,22 @@ static int efifb_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 		pr_err("efifb: cannot allocate colormap\n");
 		goto err_groups;
 	}
+
+	if (efifb_pci_dev)
+		WARN_ON(pm_runtime_get_sync(&efifb_pci_dev->dev) < 0);
+
 	err = register_framebuffer(info);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("efifb: cannot register framebuffer\n");
-		goto err_fb_dealoc;
+		goto err_put_rpm_ref;
 	}
 	fb_info(info, "%s frame buffer device\n", info->fix.id);
-	if (efifb_pci_dev)
-		pm_runtime_get_sync(&efifb_pci_dev->dev);
 	return 0;
 
-err_fb_dealoc:
+err_put_rpm_ref:
+	if (efifb_pci_dev)
+		pm_runtime_put(&efifb_pci_dev->dev);
+
 	fb_dealloc_cmap(&info->cmap);
 err_groups:
 	sysfs_remove_groups(&dev->dev.kobj, efifb_groups);
@@ -603,8 +612,6 @@ static int efifb_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	unregister_framebuffer(info);
 	sysfs_remove_groups(&pdev->dev.kobj, efifb_groups);
 	framebuffer_release(info);
-	if (efifb_pci_dev)
-		pm_runtime_put(&efifb_pci_dev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }