diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm.c
index 209264d69b26..bcdd99deae1f 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm.c
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@ static void ipa_rm_wq_resume_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 	ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(
 			(struct ipa_rm_resource_cons *)resource,
-			ipa_rm_work->prev_state, ipa_rm_work->needed_bw, true);
+			ipa_rm_work->prev_state, ipa_rm_work->needed_bw, true,
+			ipa_rm_work->inc_usage_count);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&ipa_rm_ctx->ipa_rm_lock, flags);
 bail:
 	kfree(ipa_rm_work);
@@ -916,7 +917,8 @@ int ipa_rm_wq_send_suspend_cmd(enum ipa_rm_resource_name resource_name,
 
 int ipa_rm_wq_send_resume_cmd(enum ipa_rm_resource_name resource_name,
 		enum ipa_rm_resource_state prev_state,
-		u32 needed_bw)
+		u32 needed_bw,
+		bool inc_usage_count)
 {
 	int result = -ENOMEM;
 	struct ipa_rm_wq_suspend_resume_work_type *work = kzalloc(sizeof(*work),
@@ -926,6 +928,7 @@ int ipa_rm_wq_send_resume_cmd(enum ipa_rm_resource_name resource_name,
 		work->resource_name = resource_name;
 		work->prev_state = prev_state;
 		work->needed_bw = needed_bw;
+		work->inc_usage_count = inc_usage_count;
 		result = queue_work(ipa_rm_ctx->ipa_rm_wq,
 				(struct work_struct *)work);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_i.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_i.h
index eb86c54d7382..1610bb1e1ead 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_i.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_i.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ struct ipa_rm_wq_suspend_resume_work_type {
 	enum ipa_rm_resource_name	resource_name;
 	enum ipa_rm_resource_state	prev_state;
 	u32				needed_bw;
+	bool				inc_usage_count;
 
 };
 
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ int ipa_rm_wq_send_cmd(enum ipa_rm_wq_cmd wq_cmd,
 
 int ipa_rm_wq_send_resume_cmd(enum ipa_rm_resource_name resource_name,
 		enum ipa_rm_resource_state prev_state,
-		u32 needed_bw);
+		u32 needed_bw,
+		bool inc_usage_count);
 
 int ipa_rm_wq_send_suspend_cmd(enum ipa_rm_resource_name resource_name,
 		enum ipa_rm_resource_state prev_state,
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.c
index 0a3f66307eee..da4490ce0aa0 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.c
@@ -116,7 +116,8 @@ bail:
 int ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(struct ipa_rm_resource_cons *consumer,
 		enum ipa_rm_resource_state prev_state,
 		u32 prod_needed_bw,
-		bool notify_completion)
+		bool notify_completion,
+		bool dec_client_on_err)
 {
 	int driver_result;
 
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ int ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(struct ipa_rm_resource_cons *consumer,
 	} else if (driver_result != -EINPROGRESS) {
 		consumer->resource.state = prev_state;
 		consumer->resource.needed_bw -= prod_needed_bw;
-		consumer->usage_count--;
+		if (dec_client_on_err)
+			consumer->usage_count--;
 	}
 
 	return driver_result;
@@ -170,19 +172,22 @@ int ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request(
 				ipa_rm_resource_str(consumer->resource.name));
 			ipa_rm_wq_send_resume_cmd(consumer->resource.name,
 						prev_state,
-						prod_needed_bw);
+						prod_needed_bw,
+						inc_usage_count);
 			result = -EINPROGRESS;
 			break;
 		}
 		result = ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(consumer,
 						prev_state,
 						prod_needed_bw,
-						false);
+						false,
+						inc_usage_count);
 		break;
 	case IPA_RM_GRANTED:
 		if (wake_client) {
 			result = ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(
-				consumer, prev_state, prod_needed_bw, false);
+				consumer, prev_state, prod_needed_bw, false,
+				inc_usage_count);
 			break;
 		}
 		ipa_rm_perf_profile_change(consumer->resource.name);
diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.h b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.h
index 5c3a0190753f..da149c51c96c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.h
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_rm_resource.h
@@ -155,7 +155,8 @@ int ipa_rm_resource_producer_print_stat(
 int ipa_rm_resource_consumer_request_work(struct ipa_rm_resource_cons *consumer,
 		enum ipa_rm_resource_state prev_state,
 		u32 needed_bw,
-		bool notify_completion);
+		bool notify_completion,
+		bool dec_client_on_err);
 
 int ipa_rm_resource_consumer_release_work(
 		struct ipa_rm_resource_cons *consumer,