diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
index 345b532a2b45..ea4c4955fe26 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-slave.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int i2c_dw_unreg_slave(struct i2c_client *slave)
 	i2c_dw_disable(dev);
 	synchronize_irq(dev->irq);
 	dev->slave = NULL;
-	pm_runtime_put(dev->dev);
+	pm_runtime_put_sync_suspend(dev->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }