diff --git a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
index 7d82d5add7c1db..2e37272d990fe5 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/ti-sysc.c
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ struct sysc {
 	u32 revision;
 	bool enabled;
 	bool needs_resume;
+	struct delayed_work idle_work;
 };
 
 static u32 sysc_read(struct sysc *ddata, int offset)
@@ -1028,6 +1029,16 @@ static int sysc_init_match(struct sysc *ddata)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void ti_sysc_idle(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct sysc *ddata;
+
+	ddata = container_of(work, struct sysc, idle_work.work);
+
+	if (pm_runtime_active(ddata->dev))
+		pm_runtime_put_sync(ddata->dev);
+}
+
 static int sysc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct sysc *ddata;
@@ -1081,8 +1092,6 @@ static int sysc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto unprepare;
 	}
 
-	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(ddata->dev);
-
 	sysc_show_registers(ddata);
 
 	ddata->dev->type = &sysc_device_type;
@@ -1091,13 +1100,19 @@ static int sysc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (error)
 		goto err;
 
-	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(ddata->dev);
-	pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(ddata->dev);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&ddata->idle_work, ti_sysc_idle);
+
+	/* At least earlycon won't survive without deferred idle */
+	if (ddata->cfg.quirks & (SYSC_QUIRK_NO_IDLE_ON_INIT |
+				 SYSC_QUIRK_NO_RESET_ON_INIT)) {
+		schedule_delayed_work(&ddata->idle_work, 3000);
+	} else {
+		pm_runtime_put(&pdev->dev);
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 
 err:
-	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 unprepare:
@@ -1111,6 +1126,8 @@ static int sysc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sysc *ddata = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	int error;
 
+	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&ddata->idle_work);
+
 	error = pm_runtime_get_sync(ddata->dev);
 	if (error < 0) {
 		pm_runtime_put_noidle(ddata->dev);
@@ -1120,7 +1137,6 @@ static int sysc_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	of_platform_depopulate(&pdev->dev);
 
-	pm_runtime_dont_use_autosuspend(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);