diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
index 350d1990c22a..6706036a032b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ufs/ufs-qcom.c
@@ -2403,13 +2403,13 @@ ufs_qcom_ioctl(struct scsi_device *dev, unsigned int cmd, void __user *buffer)
 	int err = 0;
 
 	BUG_ON(!hba);
-	if (!buffer) {
-		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: User buffer is NULL!\n", __func__);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case UFS_IOCTL_QUERY:
+		if (!buffer) {
+			dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: User buffer is NULL!\n", __func__);
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
 		pm_runtime_get_sync(hba->dev);
 		err = ufs_qcom_query_ioctl(hba,
 					   ufshcd_scsi_to_upiu_lun(dev->lun),