diff --git a/drivers/usb/pd/policy_engine.c b/drivers/usb/pd/policy_engine.c
index 2b118f71748a..99f271551ecc 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/pd/policy_engine.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/pd/policy_engine.c
@@ -3623,8 +3623,10 @@ sm_done:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pd->rx_lock, flags);
 
 	/* requeue if there are any new/pending RX messages */
-	if (!ret && !pd->sm_queued)
+	if (!ret) {
+		usbpd_dbg(&pd->dev, "Requeuing new/pending RX messages\n");
 		kick_sm(pd, 0);
+	}
 
 	if (!pd->sm_queued)
 		pm_relax(&pd->dev);