diff --git a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
index 00677b9d864e..0a4af3c097d0 100644
--- a/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
+++ b/drivers/cam_req_mgr/cam_req_mgr_core.c
@@ -1106,6 +1106,8 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_check_sync_req_is_ready(
 	int sync_slot_idx = 0, sync_rd_idx = 0, rc = 0;
 	int32_t sync_num_slots = 0;
 	uint64_t sync_frame_duration = 0;
+	uint64_t sof_timestamp_delta = 0;
+	uint64_t master_slave_diff = 0;
 	bool ready = true, sync_ready = true;
 
 	if (!link->sync_link) {
@@ -1139,6 +1141,11 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_check_sync_req_is_ready(
 	else
 		sync_frame_duration = DEFAULT_FRAME_DURATION;
 
+	sof_timestamp_delta =
+		link->sof_timestamp >= sync_link->sof_timestamp
+		? link->sof_timestamp - sync_link->sof_timestamp
+		: sync_link->sof_timestamp - link->sof_timestamp;
+
 	CAM_DBG(CAM_CRM,
 		"sync link %x last frame_duration is %d ns",
 		sync_link->link_hdl, sync_frame_duration);
@@ -1260,11 +1267,10 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_check_sync_req_is_ready(
 	 * difference of two SOF timestamp less than
 	 * (sync_frame_duration / 5).
 	 */
-	do_div(sync_frame_duration, 5);
-	if ((link->sof_timestamp > sync_link->sof_timestamp) &&
-		(sync_link->sof_timestamp > 0) &&
-		(link->sof_timestamp - sync_link->sof_timestamp <
-		sync_frame_duration) &&
+	master_slave_diff = sync_frame_duration;
+	do_div(master_slave_diff, 5);
+	if ((sync_link->sof_timestamp > 0) &&
+		(sof_timestamp_delta < master_slave_diff) &&
 		(sync_rd_slot->sync_mode == CAM_REQ_MGR_SYNC_MODE_SYNC)) {
 
 		/*
@@ -1287,6 +1293,11 @@ static int __cam_req_mgr_check_sync_req_is_ready(
 				"sync link %x too quickly, skip next frame of sync link",
 				sync_link->link_hdl);
 			link->sync_link_sof_skip = true;
+		} else if (sync_link->req.in_q->slot[sync_slot_idx].status !=
+			CRM_SLOT_STATUS_REQ_APPLIED) {
+			CAM_DBG(CAM_CRM,
+				"link %x other not applied", link->link_hdl);
+			return -EAGAIN;
 		}
 	}