diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
index 4432305..40d7dff 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/pmu.h
@@ -31,18 +31,22 @@ enum arm_pmu_type {
  *	interrupt and passed the address of the low level handler,
  *	and can be used to implement any platform specific handling
  *	before or after calling it.
- * @enable_irq: an optional handler which will be called after
- *	request_irq and be used to handle some platform specific
- *	irq enablement
- * @disable_irq: an optional handler which will be called before
- *	free_irq and be used to handle some platform specific
- *	irq disablement
+ * @runtime_resume: an optional handler which will be called by the
+ *	runtime PM framework following a call to pm_runtime_get().
+ *	Note that if pm_runtime_get() is called more than once in
+ *	succession this handler will only be called once.
+ * @runtime_suspend: an optional handler which will be called by the
+ *	runtime PM framework following a call to pm_runtime_put().
+ *	Note that if pm_runtime_get() is called more than once in
+ *	succession this handler will only be called following the
+ *	final call to pm_runtime_put() that actually disables the
+ *	hardware.
  */
 struct arm_pmu_platdata {
 	irqreturn_t (*handle_irq)(int irq, void *dev,
 				  irq_handler_t pmu_handler);
-	void (*enable_irq)(int irq);
-	void (*disable_irq)(int irq);
+	int (*runtime_resume)(struct device *dev);
+	int (*runtime_suspend)(struct device *dev);
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_HAS_PMU
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
index ab243b8..c44647e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/perf_event.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 
 #include <asm/cputype.h>
 #include <asm/irq.h>
@@ -364,8 +365,6 @@ armpmu_release_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 {
 	int i, irq, irqs;
 	struct platform_device *pmu_device = armpmu->plat_device;
-	struct arm_pmu_platdata *plat =
-		dev_get_platdata(&pmu_device->dev);
 
 	irqs = min(pmu_device->num_resources, num_possible_cpus());
 
@@ -373,13 +372,11 @@ armpmu_release_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 		if (!cpumask_test_and_clear_cpu(i, &armpmu->active_irqs))
 			continue;
 		irq = platform_get_irq(pmu_device, i);
-		if (irq >= 0) {
-			if (plat && plat->disable_irq)
-				plat->disable_irq(irq);
+		if (irq >= 0)
 			free_irq(irq, armpmu);
-		}
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pmu_device->dev);
 	release_pmu(armpmu->type);
 }
 
@@ -412,6 +409,8 @@ armpmu_reserve_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pmu_device->dev);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < irqs; ++i) {
 		err = 0;
 		irq = platform_get_irq(pmu_device, i);
@@ -437,8 +436,7 @@ armpmu_reserve_hardware(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 				irq);
 			armpmu_release_hardware(armpmu);
 			return err;
-		} else if (plat && plat->enable_irq)
-			plat->enable_irq(irq);
+		}
 
 		cpumask_set_cpu(i, &armpmu->active_irqs);
 	}
@@ -581,6 +579,28 @@ static void armpmu_disable(struct pmu *pmu)
 	armpmu->stop();
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM_RUNTIME
+static int armpmu_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct arm_pmu_platdata *plat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+
+	if (plat && plat->runtime_resume)
+		return plat->runtime_resume(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int armpmu_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct arm_pmu_platdata *plat = dev_get_platdata(dev);
+
+	if (plat && plat->runtime_suspend)
+		return plat->runtime_suspend(dev);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void __init armpmu_init(struct arm_pmu *armpmu)
 {
 	atomic_set(&armpmu->active_events, 0);
@@ -647,9 +667,14 @@ static int __devinit armpmu_device_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct dev_pm_ops armpmu_dev_pm_ops = {
+	SET_RUNTIME_PM_OPS(armpmu_runtime_suspend, armpmu_runtime_resume, NULL)
+};
+
 static struct platform_driver armpmu_driver = {
 	.driver		= {
 		.name	= "arm-pmu",
+		.pm	= &armpmu_dev_pm_ops,
 		.of_match_table = armpmu_of_device_ids,
 	},
 	.probe		= armpmu_device_probe,
