diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index ff15788e0e1a..51b9a1c4af1c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1475,7 +1475,9 @@ static void ufshcd_hibern8_exit_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	/* Exit from hibern8 */
 	if (ufshcd_is_link_hibern8(hba)) {
+		ufshcd_hold(hba, false);
 		ret = ufshcd_uic_hibern8_exit(hba);
+		ufshcd_release(hba);
 		if (!ret) {
 			spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 			ufshcd_set_link_active(hba);