diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index d2226800c65b..6abbf3c47d6c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -7964,6 +7964,9 @@ static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool async)
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
 
+	if (hba->quirks & UFSHCD_QUIRK_SKIP_INTERFACE_CONFIGURATION)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Debug counters initialization */
 	ufshcd_clear_dbg_ufs_stats(hba);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index 0719df84d5bb..d044ecbb06ad 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -571,6 +571,12 @@ enum ufshcd_quirks {
 	 */
 	UFSHCD_QUIRK_BROKEN_UIC_CMD			= 1 << 15,
 
+	/*
+	 * This quirk needs to be enabled if the host controller cannot
+	 * support interface configuration.
+	 */
+	UFSHCD_QUIRK_SKIP_INTERFACE_CONFIGURATION	= 1 << 16,
+
 	/*
 	 * This quirk needs to be enabled if the host controller supports inline
 	 * encryption, but it needs to initialize the crypto capabilities in a