diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index c8794045b14d..226e161bcee2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,12 @@ static bool ufshcd_is_devfreq_scaling_required(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Wait until all pending SCSI commands and TMFs have finished or the timeout
+ * has expired.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 upon success; -EBUSY upon timeout.
+ */
 static int ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 					u64 wait_timeout_us)
 {
@@ -1182,9 +1188,14 @@ static int ufshcd_scale_gear(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+/*
+ * Wait until all pending SCSI commands and TMFs have finished or the timeout
+ * has expired.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 upon success; -EBUSY upon timeout.
+ */
+static int ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba, u64 timeout_us)
 {
-	#define DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US		(1000 * 1000) /* 1 sec */
 	int ret = 0;
 	/*
 	 * make sure that there are no outstanding requests when
@@ -1193,7 +1204,7 @@ static int ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	ufshcd_scsi_block_requests(hba);
 	down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 
-	if (ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(hba, DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US)) {
+	if (ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(hba, timeout_us)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		up_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 		ufshcd_scsi_unblock_requests(hba);
@@ -1234,7 +1245,7 @@ static int ufshcd_devfreq_scale(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed)
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	ret = ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(hba);
+	ret = ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(hba, 1 * USEC_PER_SEC);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;