diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index b491a899d1be..124e82e6cc38 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -4646,7 +4646,9 @@ void intel_disable_gt_powersave(struct drm_device *dev)
 		ironlake_disable_drps(dev);
 		ironlake_disable_rc6(dev);
 	} else if (IS_GEN6(dev) || IS_GEN7(dev) || IS_BROADWELL(dev)) {
-		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work);
+		if (cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dev_priv->rps.delayed_resume_work))
+			intel_runtime_pm_put(dev_priv);
+
 		cancel_work_sync(&dev_priv->rps.work);
 		mutex_lock(&dev_priv->rps.hw_lock);
 		if (IS_VALLEYVIEW(dev))