diff --git a/include/pm/device.h b/include/pm/device.h
index 8882d1f2edd..5884c32900f 100644
--- a/include/pm/device.h
+++ b/include/pm/device.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ enum pm_device_flag {
 	PM_DEVICE_FLAG_WS_CAPABLE,
 	/** Indicates if the device is being used as wakeup source. */
 	PM_DEVICE_FLAG_WS_ENABLED,
+	/** Indicates if device runtime is enabled  */
+	PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED,
 };
 
 /** @endcond */
@@ -99,8 +101,6 @@ struct pm_device {
 	const struct device *dev;
 	/** Lock to synchronize the get/put operations */
 	struct k_mutex lock;
-	/** Device pm enable flag */
-	bool enable : 1;
 	/** Device usage count */
 	uint32_t usage;
 	/** Work object for asynchronous calls */
diff --git a/subsys/pm/device_runtime.c b/subsys/pm/device_runtime.c
index 80023896f2c..bf2c6dc1fa3 100644
--- a/subsys/pm/device_runtime.c
+++ b/subsys/pm/device_runtime.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static int runtime_suspend(const struct device *dev, bool async)
 		(void)k_mutex_lock(&pm->lock, K_FOREVER);
 	}
 
-	if (!pm->enable) {
+	if ((pm->flags & BIT(PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED)) == 0U) {
 		ret = -ENOTSUP;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ int pm_device_runtime_get(const struct device *dev)
 		(void)k_mutex_lock(&pm->lock, K_FOREVER);
 	}
 
-	if (!pm->enable) {
+	if ((pm->flags & BIT(PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED)) == 0U) {
 		ret = -ENOTSUP;
 		goto unlock;
 	}
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void pm_device_runtime_enable(const struct device *dev)
 		(void)k_mutex_lock(&pm->lock, K_FOREVER);
 	}
 
-	if (pm->enable) {
+	if ((pm->flags & BIT(PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED)) != 0U) {
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void pm_device_runtime_enable(const struct device *dev)
 		k_work_init_delayable(&pm->work, runtime_suspend_work);
 	}
 
-	pm->enable = true;
+	atomic_set_bit(&pm->flags, PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED);
 
 unlock:
 	if (!k_is_pre_kernel()) {
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ int pm_device_runtime_disable(const struct device *dev)
 		(void)k_mutex_lock(&pm->lock, K_FOREVER);
 	}
 
-	if (!pm->enable) {
+	if ((pm->flags & BIT(PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED)) == 0U) {
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int pm_device_runtime_disable(const struct device *dev)
 		pm->state = PM_DEVICE_STATE_ACTIVE;
 	}
 
-	pm->enable = false;
+	atomic_clear_bit(&pm->flags, PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED);
 
 unlock:
 	if (!k_is_pre_kernel()) {
@@ -244,16 +244,7 @@ unlock:
 
 bool pm_device_runtime_is_enabled(const struct device *dev)
 {
-	bool ret = false;
 	struct pm_device *pm = dev->pm;
 
-	if (!k_is_pre_kernel()) {
-		(void)k_mutex_lock(&pm->lock, K_FOREVER);
-		ret = pm->enable;
-		(void)k_mutex_unlock(&pm->lock);
-	} else {
-		ret = pm->enable;
-	}
-
-	return ret;
+	return atomic_test_bit(&pm->flags, PM_DEVICE_FLAG_RUNTIME_ENABLED);
 }