diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 69ea2f977ba9..c22a4602a834 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -7164,6 +7164,20 @@ static int ufshcd_eh_host_reset_handler(struct scsi_cmnd *cmd)
 
 	hba = shost_priv(cmd->device->host);
 
+	/*
+	 * If runtime pm send SSU and got timeout, scsi_error_handler
+	 * stuck at this function to wait for flush_work(&hba->eh_work).
+	 * And ufshcd_err_handler(eh_work) stuck at wait for runtime pm active.
+	 * Do ufshcd_link_recovery instead schedule eh_work can prevent
+	 * dead lock to happen.
+	 */
+	if (hba->pm_op_in_progress) {
+		if (ufshcd_link_recovery(hba))
+			err = FAILED;
+
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	hba->force_reset = true;
 	ufshcd_schedule_eh_work(hba);