diff --git a/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c b/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
index 3fa9fe283be4..19db3674a28f 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include <linux/container_of.h>
 #include <linux/delay.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>
+#include <linux/find.h>
 #include <linux/firmware/samsung/exynos-acpm-protocol.h>
 #include <linux/io.h>
 #include <linux/iopoll.h>
@@ -390,34 +391,48 @@ static int acpm_wait_for_queue_slots(struct acpm_chan *achan, u32 next_tx_front)
  * TX queue.
  * @achan:	ACPM channel info.
  * @xfer:	reference to the transfer being prepared.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -errno otherwise.
  */
-static void acpm_prepare_xfer(struct acpm_chan *achan,
-			      const struct acpm_xfer *xfer)
+static int acpm_prepare_xfer(struct acpm_chan *achan,
+			     const struct acpm_xfer *xfer)
 {
 	struct acpm_rx_data *rx_data;
 	u32 *txd = (u32 *)xfer->txd;
+	unsigned long size = ACPM_SEQNUM_MAX - 1;
+	unsigned long bit = achan->seqnum;
+
+	bit = find_next_zero_bit(achan->bitmap_seqnum, size, bit);
+	if (bit >= size) {
+		bit = find_first_zero_bit(achan->bitmap_seqnum, size);
+		if (bit >= size) {
+			dev_err_ratelimited(achan->acpm->dev,
+					    "ACPM sequence number pool exhausted\n");
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Prevent chan->seqnum from being re-used.
-	 * test_and_set_bit_lock() provides formal LKMM Acquire semantics.
-	 * It pairs with the RX thread's clear_bit_unlock() to ensure the CPU
-	 * does not speculatively execute the rx_data buffer wipe (memset)
-	 * before the sequence number is safely claimed.
+	 * Execute the atomic set to formally claim the bit and establish
+	 * LKMM Acquire semantics against the RX thread's clear_bit_unlock().
+	 * A loop is unnecessary because allocations are strictly serialized
+	 * by tx_lock.
 	 */
-	do {
-		if (++achan->seqnum == ACPM_SEQNUM_MAX)
-			achan->seqnum = 1;
-		/* Flag the index based on seqnum. (seqnum: 1~63, bitmap: 0~62) */
-	} while (test_and_set_bit_lock(achan->seqnum - 1, achan->bitmap_seqnum));
+	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(test_and_set_bit_lock(bit, achan->bitmap_seqnum)))
+		return -EIO;
 
+	/* Flag the index based on seqnum. (seqnum: 1~63, bitmap: 0~62) */
+	achan->seqnum = bit + 1;
 	txd[0] |= FIELD_PREP(ACPM_PROTOCOL_SEQNUM, achan->seqnum);
 
 	/* Clear data for upcoming responses */
-	rx_data = &achan->rx_data[achan->seqnum - 1];
+	rx_data = &achan->rx_data[bit];
 	rx_data->completed = false;
 	memset(rx_data->cmd, 0, sizeof(*rx_data->cmd) * rx_data->n_cmd);
 	/* zero means no response expected */
 	rx_data->rxcnt = xfer->rxcnt;
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -477,7 +492,9 @@ int acpm_do_xfer(struct acpm_handle *handle, const struct acpm_xfer *xfer)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 
-		acpm_prepare_xfer(achan, xfer);
+		ret = acpm_prepare_xfer(achan, xfer);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
 
 		/* Write TX command. */
 		__iowrite32_copy(achan->tx.base + achan->mlen * tx_front,