ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(dev,
                                              &rt5682_soc_component_dev,
                                              rt5682_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(rt5682_dai));
-       dev_dbg(&slave->dev, "%s\n", __func__);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               return ret;
+
+       /* set autosuspend parameters */
+       pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(dev, 3000);
+       pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(dev);
+
+       /* make sure the device does not suspend immediately */
+       pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+
+       pm_runtime_enable(dev);
+
+       /* important note: the device is NOT tagged as 'active' and will remain
+        * 'suspended' until the hardware is enumerated/initialized. This is required
+        * to make sure the ASoC framework use of pm_runtime_get_sync() does not silently
+        * fail with -EACCESS because of race conditions between card creation and enumeration
+        */
+
+       dev_dbg(dev, "%s\n", __func__);
 
        return ret;
 }
                regcache_cache_bypass(rt5682->regmap, true);
 
        /*
-        * PM runtime is only enabled when a Slave reports as Attached
+        * PM runtime status is marked as 'active' only when a Slave reports as Attached
         */
-       if (!rt5682->first_hw_init) {
-               /* set autosuspend parameters */
-               pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&slave->dev, 3000);
-               pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&slave->dev);
-
+       if (!rt5682->first_hw_init)
                /* update count of parent 'active' children */
                pm_runtime_set_active(&slave->dev);
 
-               /* make sure the device does not suspend immediately */
-               pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(&slave->dev);
-
-               pm_runtime_enable(&slave->dev);
-       }
-
        pm_runtime_get_noresume(&slave->dev);
 
        while (loop > 0) {
        if (rt5682->hw_init)
                cancel_delayed_work_sync(&rt5682->jack_detect_work);
 
-       if (rt5682->first_hw_init)
-               pm_runtime_disable(&slave->dev);
+       pm_runtime_disable(&slave->dev);
 
        return 0;
 }