diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index a611d05b644a..ea90dec13695 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -2093,12 +2093,13 @@ void ufshcd_send_command(struct ufs_hba *hba, unsigned int task_tag)
 
 	lrbp->issue_time_stamp = ktime_get();
 	lrbp->compl_time_stamp = ktime_set(0, 0);
-	ufshcd_vops_setup_xfer_req(hba, task_tag, (lrbp->cmd ? true : false));
 	trace_android_vh_ufs_send_command(hba, lrbp);
 	ufshcd_add_command_trace(hba, task_tag, "send");
 	ufshcd_clk_scaling_start_busy(hba);
 	if (unlikely(ufshcd_should_inform_monitor(hba, lrbp)))
 		ufshcd_start_monitor(hba, lrbp);
+	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->setup_xfer_req)
+		hba->vops->setup_xfer_req(hba, task_tag, !!lrbp->cmd);
 	if (ufshcd_has_utrlcnr(hba)) {
 		set_bit(task_tag, &hba->outstanding_reqs);
 		ufshcd_writel(hba, 1 << task_tag,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 53678a8b80e5..6b80ac49908c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -1304,18 +1304,6 @@ static inline int ufshcd_vops_pwr_change_notify(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
 
-static inline void ufshcd_vops_setup_xfer_req(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag,
-					bool is_scsi_cmd)
-{
-	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->setup_xfer_req) {
-		unsigned long flags;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-		hba->vops->setup_xfer_req(hba, tag, is_scsi_cmd);
-		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
-	}
-}
-
 static inline void ufshcd_vops_setup_task_mgmt(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 					int tag, u8 tm_function)
 {