diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pmu.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pmu.c
index 33598272db6a..6678340d6195 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pmu.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_pmu.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include "xe_device.h"
+#include "xe_pm.h"
 #include "xe_pmu.h"
 
 /**
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ static void xe_pmu_event_destroy(struct perf_event *event)
 	struct xe_device *xe = container_of(event->pmu, typeof(*xe), pmu.base);
 
 	drm_WARN_ON(&xe->drm, event->parent);
+	xe_pm_runtime_put(xe);
 	drm_dev_put(&xe->drm);
 }
 
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ static int xe_pmu_event_init(struct perf_event *event)
 
 	if (!event->parent) {
 		drm_dev_get(&xe->drm);
+		xe_pm_runtime_get(xe);
 		event->destroy = xe_pmu_event_destroy;
 	}