diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
index c781c132d48f..f810b99ef5c5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
@@ -678,8 +678,11 @@ static void ufs_qcom_dev_ref_clk_ctrl(struct ufs_qcom_host *host, bool enable)
 
 		writel_relaxed(temp, host->dev_ref_clk_ctrl_mmio);
 
-		/* ensure that ref_clk is enabled/disabled before we return */
-		wmb();
+		/*
+		 * Make sure the write to ref_clk reaches the destination and
+		 * not stored in a Write Buffer (WB).
+		 */
+		readl(host->dev_ref_clk_ctrl_mmio);
 
 		/*
 		 * If we call hibern8 exit after this, we need to make sure that