diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index daa2e33d55e2..d85ecf79e80b 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -6728,9 +6728,14 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		up(&hba->host_sem);
 		return;
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+
+	ufshcd_err_handling_prepare(hba);
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	ufshcd_set_eh_in_progress(hba);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	ufshcd_err_handling_prepare(hba);
+
 	/* Complete requests that have door-bell cleared by h/w */
 	ufshcd_complete_requests(hba, false);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);