diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index f160d0fcdc59..d47c32510bd3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -8573,7 +8573,7 @@ static int ufshcd_set_dev_pwr_mode(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	struct scsi_sense_hdr sshdr;
 	struct scsi_device *sdp;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret;
+	int ret, retries;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(hba->host->host_lock, flags);
 	sdp = hba->sdev_ufs_device;
@@ -8607,8 +8607,14 @@ static int ufshcd_set_dev_pwr_mode(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	 * callbacks hence set the RQF_PM flag so that it doesn't resume the
 	 * already suspended childs.
 	 */
-	ret = scsi_execute(sdp, cmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, NULL, &sshdr,
-			START_STOP_TIMEOUT, 0, 0, RQF_PM, NULL);
+	for (retries = 3; retries > 0; --retries) {
+		ret = scsi_execute(sdp, cmd, DMA_NONE, NULL, 0, NULL, &sshdr,
+				START_STOP_TIMEOUT, 0, 0, RQF_PM, NULL);
+		if (!scsi_status_is_check_condition(ret) ||
+				!scsi_sense_valid(&sshdr) ||
+				sshdr.sense_key != UNIT_ATTENTION)
+			break;
+	}
 	if (ret) {
 		sdev_printk(KERN_WARNING, sdp,
 			    "START_STOP failed for power mode: %d, result %x\n",
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi.h b/include/scsi/scsi.h
index 5339baadc082..ef3345119b29 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi.h
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ static inline int scsi_is_wlun(u64 lun)
 	return (lun & 0xff00) == SCSI_W_LUN_BASE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * scsi_status_is_check_condition - check the status return.
+ *
+ * @status: the status passed up from the driver (including host and
+ *          driver components)
+ *
+ * This returns true if the status code is SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION.
+ */
+static inline int scsi_status_is_check_condition(int status)
+{
+	if (status < 0)
+		return false;
+	status &= 0xfe;
+	return status == SAM_STAT_CHECK_CONDITION;
+}
 
 /*
  *  MESSAGE CODES