static int rt715_sdca_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
+       struct rt715_sdca_priv *rt715 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
        int ret;
 
+       if (!rt715->first_hw_init)
+               return 0;
+
        ret = pm_runtime_resume(component->dev);
        if (ret < 0 && ret != -EACCES)
                return ret;
                        &soc_codec_dev_rt715_sdca,
                        rt715_sdca_dai,
                        ARRAY_SIZE(rt715_sdca_dai));
+       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_only(rt715->mbq_regmap, false);
 
        /*
-        * 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 (!rt715->first_hw_init) {
-               /* set autosuspend parameters */
-               pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(&slave->dev, 3000);
-               pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(&slave->dev);
-
                /* 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);
-
                rt715->first_hw_init = true;
        }