diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
index e28ead24c520..df68ae4acbd7 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
@@ -494,8 +494,13 @@ static int starfive_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_exit;
 
-	if (!early_enable)
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	if (!early_enable) {
+		if (pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev)) {
+			ret = pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
+			if (ret)
+				goto err_exit;
+		}
+	}
 
 	return 0;