diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
index 2fb711c2b951..285b8af5f8b0 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/core/mhi_main.c
@@ -2498,6 +2498,7 @@ int mhi_get_remote_time_sync(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev,
 		ret = -EIO;
 		goto error_invalid_state;
 	}
+	read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 
 	/* disable link level low power modes */
 	ret = mhi_cntrl->lpm_disable(mhi_cntrl, mhi_cntrl->priv_data);
@@ -2520,6 +2521,7 @@ int mhi_get_remote_time_sync(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev,
 
 	mhi_cntrl->lpm_enable(mhi_cntrl, mhi_cntrl->priv_data);
 
+	read_lock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);
 error_invalid_state:
 	mhi_cntrl->wake_put(mhi_cntrl, false);
 	read_unlock_bh(&mhi_cntrl->pm_lock);