diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 12f1bdc70587..3bbc2b51c87b 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -5982,6 +5982,7 @@ static int ufshcd_disable_auto_bkops(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 
 	hba->auto_bkops_enabled = false;
 	trace_ufshcd_auto_bkops_state(hba, "Disabled");
+	hba->urgent_bkops_lvl = BKOPS_STATUS_PERF_IMPACT;
 	hba->is_urgent_bkops_lvl_checked = false;
 out:
 	return err;
@@ -6085,7 +6086,7 @@ static void ufshcd_bkops_exception_event_handler(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	 * impacted or critical. Handle these device by determining their urgent
 	 * bkops status at runtime.
 	 */
-	if (curr_status < BKOPS_STATUS_PERF_IMPACT) {
+	if ((curr_status > BKOPS_STATUS_NO_OP) && (curr_status < BKOPS_STATUS_PERF_IMPACT)) {
 		dev_err(hba->dev, "%s: device raised urgent BKOPS exception for bkops status %d\n",
 				__func__, curr_status);
 		/* update the current status as the urgent bkops level */