diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
index 0a088b47d557..6253606b93b4 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ static ssize_t wb_on_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 		 * If the platform supports UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING, turn WB
 		 * on/off will be done while clock scaling up/down.
 		 */
-		dev_warn(dev, "To control WB through wb_on is not allowed!\n");
+		dev_warn(dev, "It is not allowed to control WB!\n");
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 1d3214e6b364..f98d023e44ae 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ static int ufshcd_setup_vreg(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on);
 static inline int ufshcd_config_vreg_hpm(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 					 struct ufs_vreg *vreg);
 static int ufshcd_try_to_abort_task(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag);
-static void ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush_during_h8(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool set);
-static inline void ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable);
+static void ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush_during_h8(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool set);
 static void ufshcd_hba_vreg_set_lpm(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 static void ufshcd_hba_vreg_set_hpm(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 
@@ -289,16 +288,16 @@ static inline void ufshcd_disable_irq(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void ufshcd_wb_config(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+static void ufshcd_wb_set_default_flags(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba))
 		return;
 
 	ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, true);
+	ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush_during_h8(hba, true);
 
-	ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush_during_h8(hba, true);
-	if (!(hba->quirks & UFSHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_MANUAL_WB_FLUSH_CTRL))
-		ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush(hba, true);
+	if (ufshcd_is_wb_buf_flush_allowed(hba))
+		ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush(hba, true);
 }
 
 static void ufshcd_scsi_unblock_requests(struct ufs_hba *hba)
@@ -1289,9 +1288,10 @@ static int ufshcd_devfreq_scale(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Enable Write Booster if we have scaled up else disable it */
 	downgrade_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
 	is_writelock = false;
+
+	/* Enable Write Booster if we have scaled up else disable it */
 	ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, scale_up);
 
 out_unprepare:
@@ -5715,6 +5715,9 @@ static int __ufshcd_wb_toggle(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool set, enum flag_idn idn)
 	enum query_opcode opcode = set ? UPIU_QUERY_OPCODE_SET_FLAG :
 				   UPIU_QUERY_OPCODE_CLEAR_FLAG;
 
+	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba))
+		return -EPERM;
+
 	index = ufshcd_wb_get_query_index(hba);
 	return ufshcd_query_flag_retry(hba, opcode, idn, index, NULL);
 }
@@ -5723,60 +5726,50 @@ int ufshcd_wb_toggle(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba))
-		return 0;
-
-	if (!(enable ^ hba->dev_info.wb_enabled))
+	if (hba->dev_info.wb_enabled == enable)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = __ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, enable, QUERY_FLAG_IDN_WB_EN);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s Write Booster %s failed %d\n",
+		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: failed to %s WB %d\n",
 			__func__, enable ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	hba->dev_info.wb_enabled = enable;
-	dev_info(hba->dev, "%s Write Booster %s\n",
-			__func__, enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static void ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush_during_h8(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool set)
+static void ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush_during_h8(struct ufs_hba *hba,
+						 bool enable)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = __ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, set,
-			QUERY_FLAG_IDN_WB_BUFF_FLUSH_DURING_HIBERN8);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: WB-Buf Flush during H8 %s failed: %d\n",
-			__func__, set ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
-		return;
-	}
-	dev_dbg(hba->dev, "%s WB-Buf Flush during H8 %s\n",
-			__func__, set ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	ret = __ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, enable,
+				 QUERY_FLAG_IDN_WB_BUFF_FLUSH_DURING_HIBERN8);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: failed to %s WB buf flush during H8 %d\n",
+			__func__, enable ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
 }
 
-static inline void ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable)
+int ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba) ||
-	    hba->dev_info.wb_buf_flush_enabled == enable)
-		return;
+	if (hba->dev_info.wb_buf_flush_enabled == enable)
+		return 0;
 
 	ret = __ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, enable, QUERY_FLAG_IDN_WB_BUFF_FLUSH_EN);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s WB-Buf Flush %s failed %d\n", __func__,
-			enable ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
-		return;
+		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: failed to %s WB buf flush %d\n",
+			__func__, enable ? "enable" : "disable", ret);
+		return ret;
 	}
 
 	hba->dev_info.wb_buf_flush_enabled = enable;
 
-	dev_dbg(hba->dev, "%s WB-Buf Flush %s\n",
-			__func__, enable ? "enabled" : "disabled");
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static bool ufshcd_wb_presrv_usrspc_keep_vcc_on(struct ufs_hba *hba,
@@ -5807,10 +5800,10 @@ static bool ufshcd_wb_presrv_usrspc_keep_vcc_on(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 
 static void ufshcd_wb_force_disable(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
-	if (!(hba->quirks & UFSHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_MANUAL_WB_FLUSH_CTRL))
-		ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush(hba, false);
+	if (ufshcd_is_wb_buf_flush_allowed(hba))
+		ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush(hba, false);
 
-	ufshcd_wb_toggle_flush_during_h8(hba, false);
+	ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush_during_h8(hba, false);
 	ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, false);
 	hba->caps &= ~UFSHCD_CAP_WB_EN;
 
@@ -8197,7 +8190,9 @@ static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool init_dev_params)
 	 */
 	ufshcd_set_active_icc_lvl(hba);
 
-	ufshcd_wb_config(hba);
+	/* Enable UFS Write Booster if supported */
+	ufshcd_wb_set_default_flags(hba);
+
 	if (hba->ee_usr_mask)
 		ufshcd_write_ee_control(hba);
 	/* Enable Auto-Hibernate if configured */
diff --git a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 7fe1a926cd99..78adc556444a 100644
--- a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -1017,6 +1017,12 @@ static inline bool ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	return hba->caps & UFSHCD_CAP_WB_EN;
 }
 
+static inline bool ufshcd_is_wb_buf_flush_allowed(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	return ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba) &&
+		!(hba->quirks & UFSHCI_QUIRK_SKIP_MANUAL_WB_FLUSH_CTRL);
+}
+
 #define ufshcd_writel(hba, val, reg)	\
 	writel((val), (hba)->mmio_base + (reg))
 #define ufshcd_readl(hba, reg)	\
@@ -1211,6 +1217,7 @@ int ufshcd_exec_raw_upiu_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 			     enum query_opcode desc_op);
 
 int ufshcd_wb_toggle(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable);
+int ufshcd_wb_toggle_buf_flush(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool enable);
 int ufshcd_suspend_prepare(struct device *dev);
 int __ufshcd_suspend_prepare(struct device *dev, bool rpm_ok_for_spm);
 void ufshcd_resume_complete(struct device *dev);
