diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom-debugfs.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom-debugfs.c
index 8532439c392d..4547a6dbdb23 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom-debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom-debugfs.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static int ufs_qcom_dbg_testbus_en_read(void *data, u64 *attr_val)
 static int ufs_qcom_dbg_testbus_en_set(void *data, u64 attr_id)
 {
 	struct ufs_qcom_host *host = data;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (!host)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -76,7 +77,13 @@ static int ufs_qcom_dbg_testbus_en_set(void *data, u64 attr_id)
 	else
 		host->dbg_print_en &= ~UFS_QCOM_DBG_PRINT_TEST_BUS_EN;
 
-	return ufs_qcom_testbus_config(host);
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(host->hba->dev);
+	ufshcd_hold(host->hba, false);
+	ret = ufs_qcom_testbus_config(host);
+	ufshcd_release(host->hba, false);
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(host->hba->dev);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 DEFINE_SIMPLE_ATTRIBUTE(ufs_qcom_dbg_testbus_en_ops,
@@ -142,7 +149,11 @@ static ssize_t ufs_qcom_dbg_testbus_cfg_write(struct file *file,
 	 * Sanity check of the {major, minor} tuple is done in the
 	 * config function
 	 */
+	pm_runtime_get_sync(host->hba->dev);
+	ufshcd_hold(host->hba, false);
 	ret = ufs_qcom_testbus_config(host);
+	ufshcd_release(host->hba, false);
+	pm_runtime_put_sync(host->hba->dev);
 	if (!ret)
 		dev_dbg(host->hba->dev,
 				"%s: New configuration: major=%d, minor=%d\n",
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
index 03b222d8be93..7369478a8c5d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
@@ -2452,6 +2452,11 @@ static bool ufs_qcom_testbus_cfg_is_ok(struct ufs_qcom_host *host)
 	return true;
 }
 
+/*
+ * The caller of this function must make sure that the controller
+ * is out of runtime suspend and appropriate clocks are enabled
+ * before accessing.
+ */
 int ufs_qcom_testbus_config(struct ufs_qcom_host *host)
 {
 	int reg;
@@ -2522,8 +2527,6 @@ int ufs_qcom_testbus_config(struct ufs_qcom_host *host)
 	}
 	mask <<= offset;
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(host->hba->dev);
-	ufshcd_hold(host->hba, false);
 	ufshcd_rmwl(host->hba, TEST_BUS_SEL,
 		    (u32)host->testbus.select_major << 19,
 		    REG_UFS_CFG1);
@@ -2536,8 +2539,6 @@ int ufs_qcom_testbus_config(struct ufs_qcom_host *host)
 	 * committed before returning.
 	 */
 	mb();
-	ufshcd_release(host->hba, false);
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(host->hba->dev);
 
 	return 0;
 }