diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 93417518c04d..96a5238a4b1c 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -8722,7 +8722,8 @@ static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool init_dev_params)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (hba->quirks & UFSHCD_QUIRK_REINIT_AFTER_MAX_GEAR_SWITCH) {
+	if (!hba->pm_op_in_progress &&
+	    (hba->quirks & UFSHCD_QUIRK_REINIT_AFTER_MAX_GEAR_SWITCH)) {
 		/* Reset the device and controller before doing reinit */
 		ufshcd_device_reset(hba);
 		ufshcd_hba_stop(hba);
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
index dd549363fb2a..4eb0581578a1 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
@@ -923,8 +923,13 @@ static int ufs_qcom_pwr_change_notify(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 			return ret;
 		}
 
-		/* Use the agreed gear */
-		host->hs_gear = dev_req_params->gear_tx;
+		/*
+		 * Update hs_gear only when the gears are scaled to a higher value. This is because,
+		 * the PHY gear settings are backwards compatible and we only need to change the PHY
+		 * settings while scaling to higher gears.
+		 */
+		if (dev_req_params->gear_tx > host->hs_gear)
+			host->hs_gear = dev_req_params->gear_tx;
 
 		/* enable the device ref clock before changing to HS mode */
 		if (!ufshcd_is_hs_mode(&hba->pwr_info) &&