diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
index f117e7fb9321..c31e6a42b241 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8994-core.c
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ static int wm8994_device_init(struct wm8994 *wm8994, int irq)
 	}
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(wm8994->dev);
-	pm_runtime_resume(wm8994->dev);
+	pm_runtime_idle(wm8994->dev);
 
 	return 0;