diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index fb406e926d0c..ba0cc2a051ff 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -9767,6 +9767,8 @@ static int __ufshcd_wl_suspend(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op)
 
 	if (req_dev_pwr_mode == UFS_ACTIVE_PWR_MODE &&
 			req_link_state == UIC_LINK_ACTIVE_STATE) {
+		ufshcd_disable_auto_bkops(hba);
+		flush_work(&hba->eeh_work);
 		goto vops_suspend;
 	}