diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index bfa9f457f24e..ad0ef5b6b8cf 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -6467,7 +6467,8 @@ static void ufshcd_err_handler(struct work_struct *work)
 	if (ufshcd_err_handling_should_stop(hba))
 		goto skip_err_handling;
 
-	if (hba->dev_quirks & UFS_DEVICE_QUIRK_RECOVERY_FROM_DL_NAC_ERRORS) {
+	if ((hba->dev_quirks & UFS_DEVICE_QUIRK_RECOVERY_FROM_DL_NAC_ERRORS) &&
+	    !hba->force_reset) {
 		bool ret;
 
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(hba->host->host_lock, flags);