diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 292b06f361a2..a0f8e930167d 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -3217,7 +3217,9 @@ static int ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 
 		/* MCQ mode */
 		if (is_mcq_enabled(hba)) {
-			err = ufshcd_clear_cmd(hba, lrbp->task_tag);
+			/* successfully cleared the command, retry if needed */
+			if (ufshcd_clear_cmd(hba, lrbp->task_tag) == 0)
+				err = -EAGAIN;
 			hba->dev_cmd.complete = NULL;
 			return err;
 		}