diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 3f2b30d..af29d4c 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@
 /* Task management command timeout */
 #define TM_CMD_TIMEOUT	100 /* msecs */
 
+/* maximum number of link-startup retries */
+#define DME_LINKSTARTUP_RETRIES 3
+
+/* maximum number of reset retries before giving up */
+#define MAX_HOST_RESET_RETRIES 5
+
 /* Expose the flag value from utp_upiu_query.value */
 #define MASK_QUERY_UPIU_FLAG_LOC 0xFF
 
@@ -137,6 +143,8 @@
 static void ufshcd_async_scan(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie);
 static int ufshcd_reset_and_restore(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 static int ufshcd_clear_tm_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba, int tag);
+static void ufshcd_hba_exit(struct ufs_hba *hba);
+static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba);
 
 /*
  * ufshcd_wait_for_register - wait for register value to change
@@ -2043,6 +2051,9 @@
 		msleep(5);
 	}
 
+	/* enable UIC related interrupts */
+	ufshcd_enable_intr(hba, UIC_COMMAND_COMPL);
+
 	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->hce_enable_notify)
 		hba->vops->hce_enable_notify(hba, POST_CHANGE);
 
@@ -2058,24 +2069,34 @@
 static int ufshcd_link_startup(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	int ret;
+	int retries = DME_LINKSTARTUP_RETRIES;
 
-	/* enable UIC related interrupts */
-	ufshcd_enable_intr(hba, UIC_COMMAND_COMPL);
+	do {
+		if (hba->vops && hba->vops->link_startup_notify)
+			hba->vops->link_startup_notify(hba, PRE_CHANGE);
 
-	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->link_startup_notify)
-		hba->vops->link_startup_notify(hba, PRE_CHANGE);
+		ret = ufshcd_dme_link_startup(hba);
 
-	ret = ufshcd_dme_link_startup(hba);
+		/* check if device is detected by inter-connect layer */
+		if (!ret && !ufshcd_is_device_present(hba)) {
+			dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: Device not present\n", __func__);
+			ret = -ENXIO;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * DME link lost indication is only received when link is up,
+		 * but we can't be sure if the link is up until link startup
+		 * succeeds. So reset the local Uni-Pro and try again.
+		 */
+		if (ret && ufshcd_hba_enable(hba))
+			goto out;
+	} while (ret && retries--);
+
 	if (ret)
+		/* failed to get the link up... retire */
 		goto out;
 
-	/* check if device is detected by inter-connect layer */
-	if (!ufshcd_is_device_present(hba)) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: Device not present\n", __func__);
-		ret = -ENXIO;
-		goto out;
-	}
-
 	/* Include any host controller configuration via UIC commands */
 	if (hba->vops && hba->vops->link_startup_notify) {
 		ret = hba->vops->link_startup_notify(hba, POST_CHANGE);
@@ -3139,7 +3160,6 @@
 static int ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
 	int err;
-	async_cookie_t cookie;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
 	/* Reset the host controller */
@@ -3152,10 +3172,9 @@
 		goto out;
 
 	/* Establish the link again and restore the device */
-	cookie = async_schedule(ufshcd_async_scan, hba);
-	/* wait for async scan to be completed */
-	async_synchronize_cookie(++cookie);
-	if (hba->ufshcd_state != UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL)
+	err = ufshcd_probe_hba(hba);
+
+	if (!err && (hba->ufshcd_state != UFSHCD_STATE_OPERATIONAL))
 		err = -EIO;
 out:
 	if (err)
@@ -3177,8 +3196,11 @@
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int retries = MAX_HOST_RESET_RETRIES;
 
-	err = ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore(hba);
+	do {
+		err = ufshcd_host_reset_and_restore(hba);
+	} while (err && --retries);
 
 	/*
 	 * After reset the door-bell might be cleared, complete
@@ -3243,13 +3265,13 @@
 }
 
 /**
- * ufshcd_async_scan - asynchronous execution for link startup
- * @data: data pointer to pass to this function
- * @cookie: cookie data
+ * ufshcd_probe_hba - probe hba to detect device and initialize
+ * @hba: per-adapter instance
+ *
+ * Execute link-startup and verify device initialization
  */
-static void ufshcd_async_scan(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
+static int ufshcd_probe_hba(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
-	struct ufs_hba *hba = (struct ufs_hba *)data;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = ufshcd_link_startup(hba);
@@ -3275,7 +3297,26 @@
 		pm_runtime_put_sync(hba->dev);
 	}
 out:
-	return;
+	/*
+	 * If we failed to initialize the device or the device is not
+	 * present, turn off the power/clocks etc.
+	 */
+	if (ret && !ufshcd_eh_in_progress(hba))
+		ufshcd_hba_exit(hba);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * ufshcd_async_scan - asynchronous execution for probing hba
+ * @data: data pointer to pass to this function
+ * @cookie: cookie data
+ */
+static void ufshcd_async_scan(void *data, async_cookie_t cookie)
+{
+	struct ufs_hba *hba = (struct ufs_hba *)data;
+
+	ufshcd_probe_hba(hba);
 }
 
 static struct scsi_host_template ufshcd_driver_template = {
@@ -3631,6 +3672,7 @@
 	if (err)
 		goto out_disable_vreg;
 
+	hba->is_powered = true;
 	goto out;
 
 out_disable_vreg:
@@ -3645,10 +3687,13 @@
 
 static void ufshcd_hba_exit(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 {
-	ufshcd_variant_hba_exit(hba);
-	ufshcd_setup_vreg(hba, false);
-	ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
-	ufshcd_setup_hba_vreg(hba, false);
+	if (hba->is_powered) {
+		ufshcd_variant_hba_exit(hba);
+		ufshcd_setup_vreg(hba, false);
+		ufshcd_setup_clocks(hba, false);
+		ufshcd_setup_hba_vreg(hba, false);
+		hba->is_powered = false;
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
index bc0f7ed..eddb3f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@
  * @eh_flags: Error handling flags
  * @intr_mask: Interrupt Mask Bits
  * @ee_ctrl_mask: Exception event control mask
+ * @is_powered: flag to check if HBA is powered
  * @eh_work: Worker to handle UFS errors that require s/w attention
  * @eeh_work: Worker to handle exception events
  * @errors: HBA errors
@@ -283,6 +284,7 @@
 	u32 eh_flags;
 	u32 intr_mask;
 	u16 ee_ctrl_mask;
+	bool is_powered;
 
 	/* Work Queues */
 	struct work_struct eh_work;