diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
index 0a088b47d55700..7f41f2a69b0449 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufs-sysfs.c
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ static ssize_t wb_on_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
 	unsigned int wb_enable;
 	ssize_t res;
 
-	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba) || ufshcd_is_clkscaling_supported(hba)) {
+	if (!ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(hba) || (ufshcd_is_clkscaling_supported(hba)
+		&& ufshcd_enable_wb_if_scaling_up(hba))) {
 		/*
 		 * If the platform supports UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING, turn WB
 		 * on/off will be done while clock scaling up/down.
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
index 0391b66ed63246..285e099385cd92 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/core/ufshcd.c
@@ -1299,9 +1299,11 @@ static int ufshcd_devfreq_scale(struct ufs_hba *hba, bool scale_up)
 	}
 
 	/* Enable Write Booster if we have scaled up else disable it */
-	downgrade_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
-	is_writelock = false;
-	ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, scale_up);
+	if (ufshcd_enable_wb_if_scaling_up(hba)) {
+		downgrade_write(&hba->clk_scaling_lock);
+		is_writelock = false;
+		ufshcd_wb_toggle(hba, scale_up);
+	}
 
 out_unprepare:
 	ufshcd_clock_scaling_unprepare(hba, is_writelock);
diff --git a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
index 473fad83701ea8..8ad1415e10b637 100644
--- a/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
+++ b/drivers/ufs/host/ufs-qcom.c
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ static void ufs_qcom_set_caps(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	struct ufs_qcom_host *host = ufshcd_get_variant(hba);
 
 	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_GATING | UFSHCD_CAP_HIBERN8_WITH_CLK_GATING;
-	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING;
+	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_CLK_SCALING | UFSHCD_CAP_WB_WITH_CLK_SCALING;
 	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_AUTO_BKOPS_SUSPEND;
 	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_WB_EN;
 	hba->caps |= UFSHCD_CAP_CRYPTO;
diff --git a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
index d81e9a5da59ef0..bd411f04d856b0 100644
--- a/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
+++ b/include/ufs/ufshcd.h
@@ -664,6 +664,12 @@ enum ufshcd_caps {
 	 * notification if it is supported by the UFS device.
 	 */
 	UFSHCD_CAP_TEMP_NOTIF				= 1 << 11,
+
+	/*
+	 * Enable WriteBooster when scaling up the clock and disable
+	 * WriteBooster when scaling the clock down.
+	 */
+	UFSHCD_CAP_WB_WITH_CLK_SCALING			= 1 << 12,
 };
 
 struct ufs_hba_variant_params {
@@ -1021,6 +1027,11 @@ static inline bool ufshcd_is_wb_allowed(struct ufs_hba *hba)
 	return hba->caps & UFSHCD_CAP_WB_EN;
 }
 
+static inline bool ufshcd_enable_wb_if_scaling_up(struct ufs_hba *hba)
+{
+	return hba->caps & UFSHCD_CAP_WB_WITH_CLK_SCALING;
+}
+
 #define ufshcd_writel(hba, val, reg)	\
 	writel((val), (hba)->mmio_base + (reg))
 #define ufshcd_readl(hba, reg)	\