diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index 19d722aa1e9b..6d4b749b48b4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -3059,19 +3059,23 @@ static int smiapp_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 	if (rval < 0)
 		goto out_media_entity_cleanup;
 
-	rval = v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor_common(&sensor->src->sd);
-	if (rval < 0)
-		goto out_media_entity_cleanup;
-
 	pm_runtime_set_active(&client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&client->dev);
+
+	rval = v4l2_async_register_subdev_sensor_common(&sensor->src->sd);
+	if (rval < 0)
+		goto out_disable_runtime_pm;
+
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&client->dev, 1000);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&client->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(&client->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_disable_runtime_pm:
+	pm_runtime_disable(&client->dev);
+
 out_media_entity_cleanup:
 	media_entity_cleanup(&sensor->src->sd.entity);