diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
index 2e7da2a7505d..dc04ce329be3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/drm.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/iommu.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <drm/drm_aperture.h>
 #include <drm/drm_atomic.h>
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ static int tegra_drm_open(struct drm_device *drm, struct drm_file *filp)
 static void tegra_drm_context_free(struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	context->client->ops->close_channel(context);
+	pm_runtime_put(context->client->base.dev);
 	kfree(context);
 }
 
@@ -427,13 +429,20 @@ static int tegra_client_open(struct tegra_drm_file *fpriv,
 {
 	int err;
 
+	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(client->base.dev);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
 	err = client->ops->open_channel(client, context);
-	if (err < 0)
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pm_runtime_put(client->base.dev);
 		return err;
+	}
 
 	err = idr_alloc(&fpriv->legacy_contexts, context, 1, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		client->ops->close_channel(context);
+		pm_runtime_put(client->base.dev);
 		return err;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
index 2382def93923..e3bb4c99ed39 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr2d.c
@@ -127,17 +127,10 @@ static int gr2d_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 			     struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	struct gr2d *gr2d = to_gr2d(client);
-	int err;
-
-	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(client->base.dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	context->channel = host1x_channel_get(gr2d->channel);
-	if (!context->channel) {
-		pm_runtime_put(client->base.dev);
+	if (!context->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -145,7 +138,6 @@ static int gr2d_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 static void gr2d_close_channel(struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	host1x_channel_put(context->channel);
-	pm_runtime_put(context->client->base.dev);
 }
 
 static int gr2d_is_addr_reg(struct device *dev, u32 class, u32 offset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
index 032d71365494..a1fd3113ea96 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/gr3d.c
@@ -136,17 +136,10 @@ static int gr3d_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 			     struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	struct gr3d *gr3d = to_gr3d(client);
-	int err;
-
-	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(client->base.dev);
-	if (err)
-		return err;
 
 	context->channel = host1x_channel_get(gr3d->channel);
-	if (!context->channel) {
-		pm_runtime_put(client->base.dev);
+	if (!context->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -154,7 +147,6 @@ static int gr3d_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 static void gr3d_close_channel(struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	host1x_channel_put(context->channel);
-	pm_runtime_put(context->client->base.dev);
 }
 
 static int gr3d_is_addr_reg(struct device *dev, u32 class, u32 offset)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/nvdec.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/nvdec.c
index 15f036e09e5c..79e1e88203cf 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/nvdec.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/nvdec.c
@@ -291,29 +291,17 @@ static int nvdec_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 			    struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	struct nvdec *nvdec = to_nvdec(client);
-	int err;
-
-	err = pm_runtime_get_sync(nvdec->dev);
-	if (err < 0) {
-		pm_runtime_put(nvdec->dev);
-		return err;
-	}
 
 	context->channel = host1x_channel_get(nvdec->channel);
-	if (!context->channel) {
-		pm_runtime_put(nvdec->dev);
+	if (!context->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void nvdec_close_channel(struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
-	struct nvdec *nvdec = to_nvdec(context->client);
-
 	host1x_channel_put(context->channel);
-	pm_runtime_put(nvdec->dev);
 }
 
 static const struct tegra_drm_client_ops nvdec_ops = {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
index 9622ca96c539..7886740bcbf2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/vic.c
@@ -344,27 +344,17 @@ static int vic_open_channel(struct tegra_drm_client *client,
 			    struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
 	struct vic *vic = to_vic(client);
-	int err;
-
-	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(vic->dev);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
 
 	context->channel = host1x_channel_get(vic->channel);
-	if (!context->channel) {
-		pm_runtime_put(vic->dev);
+	if (!context->channel)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void vic_close_channel(struct tegra_drm_context *context)
 {
-	struct vic *vic = to_vic(context->client);
-
 	host1x_channel_put(context->channel);
-	pm_runtime_put(vic->dev);
 }
 
 static const struct tegra_drm_client_ops vic_ops = {
