diff --git a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
index 8d655715da68..652b63c85df3 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/tegra20-apb-dma.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ static bool handle_continuous_head_request(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc,
 	hsgreq = list_first_entry(&tdc->pending_sg_req, typeof(*hsgreq), node);
 	if (!hsgreq->configured) {
 		tegra_dma_stop(tdc);
+		pm_runtime_put(tdc->tdma->dev);
 		dev_err(tdc2dev(tdc), "Error in DMA transfer, aborting DMA\n");
 		tegra_dma_abort_all(tdc);
 		return false;
@@ -604,9 +605,14 @@ static void handle_once_dma_done(struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc,
 	list_add_tail(&sgreq->node, &tdc->free_sg_req);
 
 	/* Do not start DMA if it is going to be terminate */
-	if (to_terminate || list_empty(&tdc->pending_sg_req))
+	if (to_terminate)
 		return;
 
+	if (list_empty(&tdc->pending_sg_req)) {
+		pm_runtime_put(tdc->tdma->dev);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	tdc_start_head_req(tdc);
 }
 
@@ -712,6 +718,7 @@ static void tegra_dma_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *dc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = to_tegra_dma_chan(dc);
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int err;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&tdc->lock, flags);
 	if (list_empty(&tdc->pending_sg_req)) {
@@ -719,6 +726,12 @@ static void tegra_dma_issue_pending(struct dma_chan *dc)
 		goto end;
 	}
 	if (!tdc->busy) {
+		err = pm_runtime_get_sync(tdc->tdma->dev);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			dev_err(tdc2dev(tdc), "Failed to enable DMA\n");
+			goto end;
+		}
+
 		tdc_start_head_req(tdc);
 
 		/* Continuous single mode: Configure next req */
@@ -778,6 +791,8 @@ static int tegra_dma_terminate_all(struct dma_chan *dc)
 	}
 	tegra_dma_resume(tdc);
 
+	pm_runtime_put(tdc->tdma->dev);
+
 skip_dma_stop:
 	tegra_dma_abort_all(tdc);
 
@@ -1272,22 +1287,15 @@ tegra_dma_prep_dma_cyclic(struct dma_chan *dc, dma_addr_t buf_addr,
 static int tegra_dma_alloc_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = to_tegra_dma_chan(dc);
-	struct tegra_dma *tdma = tdc->tdma;
-	int ret;
 
 	dma_cookie_init(&tdc->dma_chan);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(tdma->dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static void tegra_dma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 {
 	struct tegra_dma_channel *tdc = to_tegra_dma_chan(dc);
-	struct tegra_dma *tdma = tdc->tdma;
 	struct tegra_dma_desc *dma_desc;
 	struct tegra_dma_sg_req *sg_req;
 	struct list_head dma_desc_list;
@@ -1320,7 +1328,6 @@ static void tegra_dma_free_chan_resources(struct dma_chan *dc)
 		list_del(&sg_req->node);
 		kfree(sg_req);
 	}
-	pm_runtime_put(tdma->dev);
 
 	tdc->slave_id = TEGRA_APBDMA_SLAVE_ID_INVALID;
 }
@@ -1420,6 +1427,11 @@ static int tegra_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	spin_lock_init(&tdma->global_lock);
 
+	ret = clk_prepare(tdma->dma_clk);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	pm_runtime_irq_safe(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
@@ -1535,6 +1547,7 @@ static int tegra_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 err_pm_disable:
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+	clk_unprepare(tdma->dma_clk);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1545,6 +1558,7 @@ static int tegra_dma_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dma_async_device_unregister(&tdma->dma_dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
+	clk_unprepare(tdma->dma_clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1573,7 +1587,7 @@ static int tegra_dma_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 						  TEGRA_APBDMA_CHAN_WCOUNT);
 	}
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(tdma->dma_clk);
+	clk_disable(tdma->dma_clk);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1584,7 +1598,7 @@ static int tegra_dma_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	unsigned int i;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(tdma->dma_clk);
+	ret = clk_enable(tdma->dma_clk);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(dev, "clk_enable failed: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;