diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
index faa916f40069..eed330bc82b6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/catpt/device.c
@@ -184,22 +184,25 @@ static int catpt_probe_components(struct catpt_dev *cdev)
 		goto err_boot_fw;
 	}
 
-	ret = catpt_register_board(cdev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(cdev->dev, "register board failed: %d\n", ret);
-		goto err_reg_board;
-	}
-
 	/* reflect actual ADSP state in pm_runtime */
 	pm_runtime_set_active(cdev->dev);
 
 	pm_runtime_set_autosuspend_delay(cdev->dev, 2000);
 	pm_runtime_use_autosuspend(cdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(cdev->dev);
+	/* Enable PM before spawning child device. See catpt_dai_pcm_new(). */
 	pm_runtime_enable(cdev->dev);
+
+	ret = catpt_register_board(cdev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(cdev->dev, "register board failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto err_reg_board;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_reg_board:
+	pm_runtime_disable(cdev->dev);
 	snd_soc_unregister_component(cdev->dev);
 err_boot_fw:
 	catpt_dmac_remove(cdev);