diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
index 1e1c60d7aced..45d9735247f8 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/qcom_geni_serial.c
@@ -1619,6 +1619,42 @@ static struct uart_driver qcom_geni_uart_driver = {
 	.nr =  GENI_UART_PORTS,
 };
 
+static int geni_serial_resources_on(struct uart_port *uport)
+{
+	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = geni_icc_enable(&port->se);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = geni_se_resources_on(&port->se);
+	if (ret) {
+		geni_icc_disable(&port->se);
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	if (port->clk_rate)
+		dev_pm_opp_set_rate(uport->dev, port->clk_rate);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int geni_serial_resources_off(struct uart_port *uport)
+{
+	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
+	int ret;
+
+	dev_pm_opp_set_rate(uport->dev, 0);
+	ret = geni_se_resources_off(&port->se);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	geni_icc_disable(&port->se);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int geni_serial_resource_init(struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -1659,23 +1695,17 @@ static int geni_serial_resource_init(struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port)
 static void qcom_geni_serial_pm(struct uart_port *uport,
 		unsigned int new_state, unsigned int old_state)
 {
-	struct qcom_geni_serial_port *port = to_dev_port(uport);
 
 	/* If we've never been called, treat it as off */
 	if (old_state == UART_PM_STATE_UNDEFINED)
 		old_state = UART_PM_STATE_OFF;
 
-	if (new_state == UART_PM_STATE_ON && old_state == UART_PM_STATE_OFF) {
-		geni_icc_enable(&port->se);
-		if (port->clk_rate)
-			dev_pm_opp_set_rate(uport->dev, port->clk_rate);
-		geni_se_resources_on(&port->se);
-	} else if (new_state == UART_PM_STATE_OFF &&
-			old_state == UART_PM_STATE_ON) {
-		geni_se_resources_off(&port->se);
-		dev_pm_opp_set_rate(uport->dev, 0);
-		geni_icc_disable(&port->se);
-	}
+	if (new_state == UART_PM_STATE_ON && old_state == UART_PM_STATE_OFF)
+		geni_serial_resources_on(uport);
+	else if (new_state == UART_PM_STATE_OFF &&
+		 old_state == UART_PM_STATE_ON)
+		geni_serial_resources_off(uport);
+
 }
 
 /**