diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 36622b52e419..df3e1a44707a 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ struct device_link *device_link_add(struct device *consumer,
 			link->rpm_active = true;
 		}
 		pm_runtime_new_link(consumer);
+		/*
+		 * If the link is being added by the consumer driver at probe
+		 * time, balance the decrementation of the supplier's runtime PM
+		 * usage counter after consumer probe in driver_probe_device().
+		 */
+		if (consumer->links.status == DL_DEV_PROBING)
+			pm_runtime_get_noresume(supplier);
 	}
 	get_device(supplier);
 	link->supplier = supplier;
@@ -255,12 +262,12 @@ struct device_link *device_link_add(struct device *consumer,
 			switch (consumer->links.status) {
 			case DL_DEV_PROBING:
 				/*
-				 * Balance the decrementation of the supplier's
-				 * runtime PM usage counter after consumer probe
-				 * in driver_probe_device().
+				 * Some callers expect the link creation during
+				 * consumer driver probe to resume the supplier
+				 * even without DL_FLAG_RPM_ACTIVE.
 				 */
 				if (flags & DL_FLAG_PM_RUNTIME)
-					pm_runtime_get_sync(supplier);
+					pm_runtime_resume(supplier);
 
 				link->status = DL_STATE_CONSUMER_PROBE;
 				break;
diff --git a/drivers/opp/core.c b/drivers/opp/core.c
index ab2f3fead6b1..31ff03dbeb83 100644
--- a/drivers/opp/core.c
+++ b/drivers/opp/core.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static int _generic_set_opp_regulator(const struct opp_table *opp_table,
 	}
 
 	/* Scaling up? Scale voltage before frequency */
-	if (freq > old_freq) {
+	if (freq >= old_freq) {
 		ret = _set_opp_voltage(dev, reg, new_supply);
 		if (ret)
 			goto restore_voltage;