diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
index 8f1a1eb017a2e573b4f8a85998a91b897f9d7df9..cee2b22231410345e9373b5968b1f9b9c977623b 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/qcom.c
@@ -380,6 +380,12 @@ static int qcom_swrm_cmd_fifo_rd_cmd(struct qcom_swrm_ctrl *swrm,
 
 	val = swrm_get_packed_reg_val(&swrm->rcmd_id, len, dev_addr, reg_addr);
 
+	/*
+	 * Check for outstanding cmd wrt. write fifo depth to avoid
+	 * overflow as read will also increase write fifo cnt.
+	 */
+	swrm_wait_for_wr_fifo_avail(swrm);
+
 	/* wait for FIFO RD to complete to avoid overflow */
 	usleep_range(100, 105);
 	swrm->reg_write(swrm, SWRM_CMD_FIFO_RD_CMD, val);