diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
index 25112c2fe2db..0429ba5d7d23 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufshcd.c
@@ -2615,7 +2615,7 @@ static int ufshcd_wait_for_dev_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
  * ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd - API for sending device management requests
  * @hba: UFS hba
  * @cmd_type: specifies the type (NOP, Query...)
- * @timeout: time in seconds
+ * @timeout: timeout in milliseconds
  *
  * NOTE: Since there is only one available tag for device management commands,
  * it is expected you hold the hba->dev_cmd.lock mutex.
@@ -2645,6 +2645,9 @@ static int ufshcd_exec_dev_cmd(struct ufs_hba *hba,
 	}
 	tag = req->tag;
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(!ufshcd_valid_tag(hba, tag));
+	/* Set the timeout such that the SCSI error handler is not activated. */
+	req->timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(2 * timeout);
+	blk_mq_start_request(req);
 
 	init_completion(&wait);
 	lrbp = &hba->lrb[tag];