diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 05eac965ee27..37e178a9ac47 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ start_window:
 	scaling->window_start_t = curr_t;
 	scaling->tot_busy_t = 0;
 
-	if (hba->outstanding_reqs) {
+	if (scaling->active_reqs) {
 		scaling->busy_start_t = curr_t;
 		scaling->is_busy_started = true;
 	} else {
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ static void ufshcd_clk_scaling_update_busy(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	hba->clk_scaling.active_reqs--;
-	if (!hba->outstanding_reqs && scaling->is_busy_started) {
+	if (!scaling->active_reqs && scaling->is_busy_started) {
 		scaling->tot_busy_t += ktime_to_us(ktime_sub(ktime_get(),
 					scaling->busy_start_t));
 		scaling->busy_start_t = 0;