diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
index 2f0b092d6dcc..c5ba13fae399 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ struct tmio_mmc_host {
 	unsigned long		last_req_ts;
 	struct mutex		ios_lock;	/* protect set_ios() context */
 	bool			native_hotplug;
-	bool			runtime_synced;
 	bool			sdio_irq_enabled;
 
 	/* Mandatory callback */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
index 9b6e1001e77c..86b591100f16 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_core.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/pagemap.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_domain.h>
 #include <linux/pm_qos.h>
 #include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
@@ -1248,10 +1249,12 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *_host)
 	/* See if we also get DMA */
 	tmio_mmc_request_dma(_host, pdata);
 
+	dev_pm_domain_start(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pdev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_set_active(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&pdev->dev, 50);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
 	if (ret)
@@ -1333,11 +1336,6 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct tmio_mmc_host *host = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	if (!host->runtime_synced) {
-		host->runtime_synced = true;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	tmio_mmc_clk_enable(host);
 	tmio_mmc_hw_reset(host->mmc);