diff --git a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
index 0a8d27481bd1..8a9c7de0c056 100644
--- a/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/i2c/smiapp/smiapp-core.c
@@ -508,9 +508,7 @@ static int smiapp_set_ctrl(struct v4l2_ctrl *ctrl)
 		break;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_get_noresume(&client->dev);
-	pm_status = pm_runtime_get_if_in_use(&client->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&client->dev);
+	pm_status = pm_runtime_get_if_active(&client->dev, true);
 	if (!pm_status)
 		return 0;