diff --git a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
index e9d1c84f968b..51b229a99fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/msm/ipa/ipa_v3/ipa_qmi_service.c
@@ -1512,11 +1512,14 @@ static void ipa3_q6_clnt_svc_arrive(struct work_struct *work)
 		IPAWANERR(
 		"ipa3_qmi_init_modem_send_sync_msg failed due to SSR!\n");
 		/* Cleanup when ipa3_wwan_remove is called */
-		mutex_lock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
-		qmi_handle_release(ipa_q6_clnt);
-		vfree(ipa_q6_clnt);
-		ipa_q6_clnt = NULL;
-		mutex_unlock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
+		if (ipa_q6_clnt != NULL) {
+			mutex_lock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
+			qmi_handle_release(ipa_q6_clnt);
+			vfree(ipa_q6_clnt);
+			ipa_q6_clnt = NULL;
+			mutex_unlock(&ipa3_qmi_lock);
+		}
+		IPAWANERR("Exit from service arrive fun\n");
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -2143,6 +2146,8 @@ int ipa3_qmi_enable_per_client_stats(
 
 	IPAWANDBG("Sending QMI_IPA_ENABLE_PER_CLIENT_STATS_REQ_V01\n");
 
+	if (unlikely(!ipa_q6_clnt))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	rc = ipa3_qmi_send_req_wait(ipa_q6_clnt,
 		&req_desc, req,
 		&resp_desc, resp,
@@ -2180,6 +2185,8 @@ int ipa3_qmi_get_per_client_packet_stats(
 
 	IPAWANDBG("Sending QMI_IPA_GET_STATS_PER_CLIENT_REQ_V01\n");
 
+	if (unlikely(!ipa_q6_clnt))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	rc = ipa3_qmi_send_req_wait(ipa_q6_clnt,
 		&req_desc, req,
 		&resp_desc, resp,
@@ -2237,6 +2244,8 @@ int ipa3_qmi_send_mhi_cleanup_request(struct ipa_mhi_cleanup_req_msg_v01 *req)
 	resp_desc.msg_id = QMI_IPA_MHI_CLEANUP_RESP_V01;
 	resp_desc.ei_array = ipa_mhi_cleanup_resp_msg_v01_ei;
 
+	if (unlikely(!ipa_q6_clnt))
+		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	rc = ipa3_qmi_send_req_wait(ipa_q6_clnt,
 		&req_desc, req,
 		&resp_desc, &resp,