diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pltfrm.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pltfrm.c
index a6f76399b3ae0aa91c330b4ef908556287fc4e39..0619cfbfbdbbd7eb3783ac93040355c6c9815e9e 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pltfrm.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd-pltfrm.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ static int ufshcd_parse_clock_info(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 		clki->min_freq = clkfreq[i];
 		clki->max_freq = clkfreq[i+1];
 		clki->name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!strcmp(name, "ref_clk"))
+			clki->keep_link_active = true;
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: min %u max %u name %s\n", "freq-table-hz",
 				clki->min_freq, clki->max_freq, clki->name);
 		list_add_tail(&clki->list, &hba->clk_list_head);
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 93e15e829d1deaeb73be0006931b77ba5486b9d2..17f4e632fa9ac086b34c783afeb0b002fe9cc7cf 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ static int ufshcd_eh_host_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd);
 static int ufshcd_clear_tm_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag);
 static void ufshcd_hba_exit(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool async);
-static int __ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on,
-				 bool skip_ref_clk);
 static int ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on);
 static int ufshcd_uic_hibern8_enter(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 static inline void ufshcd_add_delay_before_dme_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba);
@@ -1722,11 +1720,7 @@ static void ufshcd_gate_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	ufshcd_disable_irq(hba);
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba))
-		ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
-	else
-		/* If link is active, device ref_clk can't be switched off */
-		__ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false, true);
+	ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
 
 	/* Put the host controller in low power mode if possible */
 	ufshcd_hba_vreg_set_lpm(hba);
@@ -8052,8 +8046,7 @@ static int ufshcd_init_hba_vreg(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on,
-					bool skip_ref_clk)
+static int ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct ufs_clk_info *clki;
@@ -8071,7 +8064,12 @@ static int __ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on,
 
 	list_for_each_entry(clki, head, list) {
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(clki->clk)) {
-			if (skip_ref_clk && !strcmp(clki->name, "ref_clk"))
+			/*
+			 * Don't disable clocks which are needed
+			 * to keep the link active.
+			 */
+			if (ufshcd_is_link_active(hba) &&
+			    clki->keep_link_active)
 				continue;
 
 			clk_state_changed = on ^ clki->enabled;
@@ -8116,11 +8114,6 @@ static int __ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int ufshcd_setup_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool on)
-{
-	return  __ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, on, false);
-}
-
 static int ufshcd_init_clocks(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
@@ -8648,11 +8641,7 @@ static int ufshcd_suspend(struct ufs_hba *hba, enum ufs_pm_op pm_op)
 	 */
 	ufshcd_disable_irq(hba);
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_link_active(hba))
-		ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
-	else
-		/* If link is active, device ref_clk can't be switched off */
-		__ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false, true);
+	ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
 
 	if (ufshcd_is_clkgating_allowed(hba)) {
 		hba->clk_gating.state = CLKS_OFF;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 61344c49c2cccc915e1e14092785445ecc4149dd..3a8bd7aa104db70d850e06d2b332e9157bbefcf0 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ struct ufs_dev_cmd {
  * @max_freq: maximum frequency supported by the clock
  * @min_freq: min frequency that can be used for clock scaling
  * @curr_freq: indicates the current frequency that it is set to
+ * @keep_link_active: indicates that the clk should not be disabled if
+		      link is active
  * @enabled: variable to check against multiple enable/disable
  */
 struct ufs_clk_info {
@@ -243,6 +245,7 @@ struct ufs_clk_info {
 	u32 max_freq;
 	u32 min_freq;
 	u32 curr_freq;
+	bool keep_link_active;
 	bool enabled;
 };