diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 18f26cf1e24d..8c58adadb728 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -3447,6 +3447,7 @@ static void ufshcd_exception_event_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	hba = container_of(work, struct ufs_hba, eeh_work);
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(hba->dev);
+	scsi_block_requests(hba->host);
 	err = ufshcd_get_ee_status(hba, &status);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: failed to get exception status %d\n",
@@ -3462,6 +3463,7 @@ static void ufshcd_exception_event_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 					__func__, err);
 	}
 out:
+	scsi_unblock_requests(hba->host);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(hba->dev);
 	return;
 }