diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index a6026cc4b2f4..1aad1c03c3fc 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -5218,6 +5218,35 @@ void ufshcd_update_evt_hist(struct ufs_hba *hba, u32 id, u32 val)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ufshcd_update_evt_hist);
 
+static int ufshcd_validate_link_params(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	int ret, val;
+
+	ret = ufshcd_dme_get(hba, UIC_ARG_MIB(PA_CONNECTEDTXDATALANES),
+			     &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (val != hba->lanes_per_direction) {
+		dev_err(hba->dev, "Tx lane mismatch [config,reported] [%d,%d]\n",
+			hba->lanes_per_direction, val);
+		return -ENOLINK;
+	}
+
+	ret = ufshcd_dme_get(hba, UIC_ARG_MIB(PA_CONNECTEDRXDATALANES),
+			     &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	if (val != hba->lanes_per_direction) {
+		dev_err(hba->dev, "Rx lane mismatch [config,reported] [%d,%d]\n",
+			hba->lanes_per_direction, val);
+		return -ENOLINK;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /**
  * ufshcd_link_startup - Initialize unipro link startup
  * @hba: per adapter instance
@@ -5291,6 +5320,10 @@ static int ufshcd_link_startup(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 			goto out;
 	}
 
+	ret = ufshcd_validate_link_params(hba);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	/* Include any host controller configuration via UIC commands */
 	ret = ufshcd_vops_link_startup_notify(hba, POST_CHANGE);
 	if (ret)