diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 6a810b956fbb..c8794045b14d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1193,8 +1193,7 @@ static int ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	ufshcd_scsi_block_requests(hba);
 	down_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 
-	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed ||
-	    ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(hba, DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US)) {
+	if (ufshcd_wait_for_doorbell_clr(hba, DOORBELL_CLR_TOUT_US)) {
 		ret = -EBUSY;
 		up_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 		ufshcd_scsi_unblock_requests(hba);
@@ -1232,10 +1231,18 @@ static int ufshcd_devfreq_scale(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 	int ret = 0;
 	bool is_writelock = true;
 
+	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
 	ret = ufshcd_clock_scaling_prepare(hba);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	if (!hba->clk_scaling.is_allowed) {
+		ret = -EBUSY;
+		goto out_unprepare;
+	}
+
 	/* scale down the gear before scaling down clocks */
 	if (!scale_up) {
 		ret = ufshcd_scale_gear(hba, false);