diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/glink_smd_xprt.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/glink_smd_xprt.c
index c4ac66f81af4..1e71189036e4 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/glink_smd_xprt.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/glink_smd_xprt.c
@@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ struct channel {
 	bool remote_legacy;
 	size_t intent_req_size;
 	spinlock_t rx_data_lock;
+	uint32_t priority;
+	bool open_ack_received;
 	bool streaming_ch;
 	bool tx_resume_needed;
 };
@@ -408,13 +410,9 @@ static void process_ctl_event(struct work_struct *work)
 				continue;
 			}
 
+			ch->open_ack_received = true;
+			ch->priority = cmd.priority;
 			add_platform_driver(ch);
-			mutex_lock(&einfo->rx_cmd_lock);
-			einfo->xprt_if.glink_core_if_ptr->rx_cmd_ch_open_ack(
-								&einfo->xprt_if,
-								cmd.id,
-								cmd.priority);
-			mutex_unlock(&einfo->rx_cmd_lock);
 		} else if (cmd.cmd == CMD_CLOSE) {
 			SMDXPRT_INFO(einfo, "%s RX REMOTE CLOSE rcid %u\n",
 					__func__, cmd.id);
@@ -598,6 +596,15 @@ static void process_open_event(struct work_struct *work)
 							ch->name,
 							SMD_TRANS_XPRT_ID);
 		mutex_unlock(&einfo->rx_cmd_lock);
+	} else if (ch->open_ack_received) {
+		SMDXPRT_INFO(einfo, "%s RX OPEN ACK lcid %u; xprt_req %u\n",
+			__func__, ch->lcid, ch->priority);
+		mutex_lock(&einfo->rx_cmd_lock);
+		einfo->xprt_if.glink_core_if_ptr->rx_cmd_ch_open_ack(
+			&einfo->xprt_if,
+			ch->lcid,
+			ch->priority);
+		mutex_unlock(&einfo->rx_cmd_lock);
 	}
 	kfree(ch_work);
 }
@@ -1211,7 +1218,7 @@ static int tx_cmd_ch_open(struct glink_transport_if *if_ptr, uint32_t lcid,
 
 	ch->tx_resume_needed = false;
 	ch->lcid = lcid;
-
+	ch->open_ack_received = false;
 	if (einfo->smd_ctl_ch_open) {
 		SMDXPRT_INFO(einfo, "%s TX OPEN '%s' lcid %u reqxprt %u\n",
 				__func__, name, lcid, req_xprt);