diff --git a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_core.c b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_core.c
index 72fb5e5798fa..abe7719c1db4 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_core.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/rocket/rocket_core.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int rocket_core_init(struct rocket_core *core)
 
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
-	err = pm_runtime_get_sync(dev);
+	err = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		rocket_job_fini(core);
 		return err;