diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 099373a25017..b7c7a7dd327f 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -1817,13 +1817,13 @@ static void ufshcd_ungate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	cancel_delayed_work_sync(&hba->clk_gating.gate_work);
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	if (hba->clk_gating.state == CLKS_ON) {
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	ufshcd_hba_vreg_set_hpm(hba);
 	ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, true);
 
@@ -1858,7 +1858,7 @@ void ufshcd_hold(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	if (!ufshcd_is_clkgating_allowed(hba) ||
 	    !hba->clk_gating.is_initialized)
 		return;
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	hba->clk_gating.active_reqs++;
 
 start:
@@ -1874,11 +1874,11 @@ void ufshcd_hold(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 		 */
 		if (ufshcd_can_hibern8_during_gating(hba) &&
 		    ufshcd_is_link_hibern8(hba)) {
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 			flush_result = flush_work(&hba->clk_gating.ungate_work);
 			if (hba->clk_gating.is_suspended && !flush_result)
 				return;
-			spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+			spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 			goto start;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -1907,17 +1907,17 @@ void ufshcd_hold(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 		 */
 		fallthrough;
 	case REQ_CLKS_ON:
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 		flush_work(&hba->clk_gating.ungate_work);
 		/* Make sure state is CLKS_ON before returning */
-		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 		goto start;
 	default:
 		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: clk gating is in invalid state %d\n",
 				__func__, hba->clk_gating.state);
 		break;
 	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_hold);
 
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ static void ufshcd_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * In case you are here to cancel this work the gating state
 	 * would be marked as REQ_CLKS_ON. In this case save time by
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ static void ufshcd_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (ufshcd_is_ufs_dev_busy(hba) || hba->ufshcd_state != UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL)
 		goto rel_lock;
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 
 	/* put the link into hibern8 mode before turning off clocks */
 	if (ufshcd_can_hibern8_during_gating(hba)) {
@@ -1977,14 +1977,14 @@ static void ufshcd_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * prevent from doing cancel work multiple times when there are
 	 * new requests arriving before the current cancel work is done.
 	 */
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	if (hba->clk_gating.state == REQ_CLKS_OFF) {
 		hba->clk_gating.state = CLKS_OFF;
 		trace_ufshcd_clk_gating(dev_name(hba->dev),
 					hba->clk_gating.state);
 	}
 rel_lock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 out:
 	return;
 }
@@ -2015,9 +2015,9 @@ void ufshcd_release(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	__ufshcd_release(hba);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_release);
 
@@ -2034,9 +2034,9 @@ void ufshcd_clkgate_delay_set(struct device *dev, unsigned long value)
 	struct ufs_hba *hba = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	unsigned long flags;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	hba->clk_gating.delay_ms = value;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_clkgate_delay_set);
 
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ static ssize_t ufshcd_clkgate_enable_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	value = !!value;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	if (value == hba->clk_gating.is_enabled)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -2083,7 +2083,7 @@ static ssize_t ufshcd_clkgate_enable_store(struct device *dev,
 
 	hba->clk_gating.is_enabled = value;
 out:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -2125,6 +2125,8 @@ static void ufshcd_init_clk_gating(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&hba->clk_gating.gate_work, ufshcd_gate_work);
 	INIT_WORK(&hba->clk_gating.ungate_work, ufshcd_ungate_work);
 
+	spin_lock_init(&hba->clk_gating.lock);
+
 	hba->clk_gating.clk_gating_workq = alloc_ordered_workqueue(
 		"ufs_clk_gating_%d", WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_HIGHPRI,
 		hba->host->host_no);
@@ -9173,11 +9175,11 @@ static int ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on)
 				clk_disable_unprepare(clki->clk);
 		}
 	} else if (!ret && on) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 		hba->clk_gating.state = CLKS_ON;
 		trace_ufshcd_clk_gating(dev_name(hba->dev),
 					hba->clk_gating.state);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hba->clk_gating.lock, flags);
 	}
 
 	if (clk_state_changed)
diff --git a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 9ea2a7411bb5..52c822fe2944 100644
--- a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ enum clk_gating_state {
  * @active_reqs: number of requests that are pending and should be waited for
  * completion before gating clocks.
  * @clk_gating_workq: workqueue for clock gating work.
+ * @lock: serielize access to the clk_gating members
  */
 struct ufs_clk_gating {
 	struct delayed_work gate_work;
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@ struct ufs_clk_gating {
 	bool is_initialized;
 	int active_reqs;
 	struct workqueue_struct *clk_gating_workq;
+	spinlock_t lock;
 };
 
 /**
