diff --git a/drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c b/drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c
index 56b2e944beca..39208767fcd0 100644
--- a/drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c
+++ b/drivers/memory/renesas-rpc-if.c
@@ -174,16 +174,11 @@ static void rpcif_rzg2l_timing_adjust_sdr(struct rpcif_priv *rpc)
 	regmap_write(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_PHYADD, 0x80000032);
 }
 
-int rpcif_hw_init(struct device *dev, bool hyperflash)
+static int rpcif_hw_init_helper(struct rpcif_priv *rpc, bool hyperflash)
 {
-	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	u32 dummy;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (rpc->info->type == RPCIF_RZ_G2L) {
 		ret = reset_control_reset(rpc->rstc);
 		if (ret)
@@ -231,12 +226,26 @@ int rpcif_hw_init(struct device *dev, bool hyperflash)
 	regmap_write(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_SSLDR, RPCIF_SSLDR_SPNDL(7) |
 		     RPCIF_SSLDR_SLNDL(7) | RPCIF_SSLDR_SCKDL(7));
 
-	pm_runtime_put(dev);
-
 	rpc->bus_size = hyperflash ? 2 : 1;
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int rpcif_hw_init(struct device *dev, bool hyperflash)
+{
+	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = rpcif_hw_init_helper(rpc, hyperflash);
+
+	pm_runtime_put(dev);
+
+	return ret;
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpcif_hw_init);
 
 static int wait_msg_xfer_end(struct rpcif_priv *rpc)
@@ -261,11 +270,9 @@ static u8 rpcif_bit_size(u8 buswidth)
 	return buswidth > 4 ? 2 : ilog2(buswidth);
 }
 
-void rpcif_prepare(struct device *dev, const struct rpcif_op *op, u64 *offs,
-		   size_t *len)
+static void rpcif_prepare_helper(struct rpcif_priv *rpc, const struct rpcif_op *op,
+				 u64 *offs, size_t *len)
 {
-	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
 	rpc->smcr = 0;
 	rpc->smadr = 0;
 	rpc->enable = 0;
@@ -346,18 +353,21 @@ void rpcif_prepare(struct device *dev, const struct rpcif_op *op, u64 *offs,
 		rpc->enable |= RPCIF_SMENR_SPIDB(rpcif_bit_size(op->data.buswidth));
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpcif_prepare);
 
-int rpcif_manual_xfer(struct device *dev)
+void rpcif_prepare(struct device *dev, const struct rpcif_op *op, u64 *offs,
+		   size_t *len)
 {
 	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+	rpcif_prepare_helper(rpc, op, offs, len);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpcif_prepare);
+
+static int rpcif_manual_xfer_helper(struct rpcif_priv *rpc)
+{
 	u32 smenr, smcr, pos = 0, max = rpc->bus_size == 2 ? 8 : 4;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	regmap_update_bits(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_PHYCNT,
 			   RPCIF_PHYCNT_CAL, RPCIF_PHYCNT_CAL);
 	regmap_update_bits(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_CMNCR,
@@ -465,15 +475,29 @@ int rpcif_manual_xfer(struct device *dev)
 			goto err_out;
 	}
 
-exit:
-	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 	return ret;
 
 err_out:
 	if (reset_control_reset(rpc->rstc))
-		dev_err(dev, "Failed to reset HW\n");
-	rpcif_hw_init(dev, rpc->bus_size == 2);
-	goto exit;
+		dev_err(rpc->dev, "Failed to reset HW\n");
+	rpcif_hw_init_helper(rpc, rpc->bus_size == 2);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int rpcif_manual_xfer(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = rpcif_manual_xfer_helper(rpc);
+
+	pm_runtime_put(dev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpcif_manual_xfer);
 
@@ -519,20 +543,15 @@ static void memcpy_fromio_readw(void *to,
 	}
 }
 
-ssize_t rpcif_dirmap_read(struct device *dev, u64 offs, size_t len, void *buf)
+static ssize_t rpcif_dirmap_read_helper(struct rpcif_priv *rpc, u64 offs,
+					size_t len, void *buf)
 {
-	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	loff_t from = offs & (rpc->size - 1);
 	size_t size = rpc->size - from;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (len > size)
 		len = size;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	regmap_update_bits(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_CMNCR, RPCIF_CMNCR_MD, 0);
 	regmap_write(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_DRCR, 0);
 	regmap_write(rpc->regmap, RPCIF_DRCMR, rpc->command);
@@ -549,9 +568,24 @@ ssize_t rpcif_dirmap_read(struct device *dev, u64 offs, size_t len, void *buf)
 	else
 		memcpy_fromio(buf, rpc->dirmap + from, len);
 
+	return len;
+}
+
+ssize_t rpcif_dirmap_read(struct device *dev, u64 offs, size_t len, void *buf)
+{
+	struct rpcif_priv *rpc = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	ssize_t length;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = pm_runtime_resume_and_get(dev);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	length = rpcif_dirmap_read_helper(rpc, offs, len, buf);
+
 	pm_runtime_put(dev);
 
-	return len;
+	return length;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rpcif_dirmap_read);
 
