diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index d9f14ef512e6ad913c0f825dd452eaf203e2e316..f88cb26364f59b681e756c0481c3be1ebad89ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ int mei_amthif_write(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_IOCTL;
+	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_WRITE;
 
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->amthif_cmd_list.list) ||
 	    dev->iamthif_state != MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE) {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 1ee2b9492a82527d508b4396647f75823956e28c..1d3720697618018a93ff3ce5f27141ea959da6f2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct file *file)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_IOCTL;
+	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_CONNECT;
 
 	if (dev->hbuf_is_ready && !mei_cl_is_other_connecting(cl)) {
 		dev->hbuf_is_ready = false;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
index 0aaf2c515ab72ca01f283480625fc1e447e45ea3..0c770255bf8914415e1e8cf5fa51c6a2c1a5d10e 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hbm.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void mei_hbm_cl_connect_res(struct mei_device *dev,
 			list_del(&pos->list);
 			return;
 		}
-		if (pos->fop_type == MEI_FOP_IOCTL) {
+		if (pos->fop_type == MEI_FOP_CONNECT) {
 			if (is_treat_specially_client(cl, rs)) {
 				list_del(&pos->list);
 				cl->status = 0;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index f0fbb5179f80cf6960bed4771fd0b12fdadea786..3f0b0b9ce9515e79261492bd63e803730ed46095 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ static int mei_cl_irq_read(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 
 
 /**
- * mei_cl_irq_ioctl - processes client ioctl related operation from the
- *	interrupt thread context -   send connection request
+ * mei_cl_irq_connect - send connect request in irq_thread context
  *
  * @cl: client
  * @cb: callback block.
@@ -254,7 +253,7 @@ static int mei_cl_irq_read(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
  *
  * returns 0, OK; otherwise, error.
  */
-static int mei_cl_irq_ioctl(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
+static int mei_cl_irq_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 			   s32 *slots, struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list)
 {
 	struct mei_device *dev = cl->dev;
@@ -263,6 +262,9 @@ static int mei_cl_irq_ioctl(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 	u32 msg_slots =
 		mei_data2slots(sizeof(struct hbm_client_connect_request));
 
+	if (mei_cl_is_other_connecting(cl))
+		return 0;
+
 	if (*slots < msg_slots) {
 		/* return the cancel routine */
 		list_del(&cb->list);
@@ -496,11 +498,9 @@ int mei_irq_write_handler(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list)
 				return ret;
 
 			break;
-		case MEI_FOP_IOCTL:
+		case MEI_FOP_CONNECT:
 			/* connect message */
-			if (mei_cl_is_other_connecting(cl))
-				continue;
-			ret = mei_cl_irq_ioctl(cl, cb, &slots, cmpl_list);
+			ret = mei_cl_irq_connect(cl, cb, &slots, cmpl_list);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index f7de95b4cdd907ebfbf241b46f73d95cdc9cb3d7..f2c949ef3f2850c69d78965ec68aa912ebbc45dd 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -130,16 +130,16 @@ enum mei_wd_states {
 
 /**
  * enum mei_cb_file_ops  - file operation associated with the callback
- * @MEI_FOP_READ   - read
- * @MEI_FOP_WRITE  - write
- * @MEI_FOP_IOCTL  - ioctl
- * @MEI_FOP_OPEN   - open
- * @MEI_FOP_CLOSE  - close
+ * @MEI_FOP_READ      - read
+ * @MEI_FOP_WRITE     - write
+ * @MEI_FOP_CONNECT   - connect
+ * @MEI_FOP_OPEN      - open
+ * @MEI_FOP_CLOSE     - close
  */
 enum mei_cb_file_ops {
 	MEI_FOP_READ = 0,
 	MEI_FOP_WRITE,
-	MEI_FOP_IOCTL,
+	MEI_FOP_CONNECT,
 	MEI_FOP_OPEN,
 	MEI_FOP_CLOSE
 };