diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
index ed71d3960a0f..af55adc4a3c6 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/starfive-wdt.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int starfive_wdt_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, wdt);
 	pm_runtime_enable(&pdev->dev);
 	if (pm_runtime_enabled(&pdev->dev)) {
-		ret = pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+		ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(&pdev->dev);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	} else {