diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 1893a14f231ef1ced201bf4ad04b05db73f4ed33..2fc678d61fdc7247ab4a079962626f85c5ad473f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -1625,6 +1625,8 @@ static int ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 
 	hba->dev_cmd.complete = &wait;
 
+	/* Make sure descriptors are ready before ringing the doorbell */
+	wmb();
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	ufshcd_send_command(hba, tag);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);