diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 259abcdf612e..9a236c5e5753 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -5780,10 +5780,13 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: saved_err 0x%x saved_uic_err 0x%x",
 			__func__, hba->saved_err, hba->saved_uic_err);
 		if (!hba->silence_err_logs) {
+			/* release lock as print host regs sleeps */
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 			ufshcd_print_host_regs(hba);
 			ufshcd_print_host_state(hba);
 			ufshcd_print_pwr_info(hba);
 			ufshcd_print_tmrs(hba, hba->outstanding_tasks);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 		}
 	}