diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-internal.h b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-internal.h
index ef60e790a750a..344ba687c13be 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-internal.h
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-internal.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #define __RPM_INTERNAL_H__
 
 #include <linux/bitmap.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <soc/qcom/tcs.h>
 
 #define TCS_TYPE_NR			4
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ struct rpmh_ctrlr {
  * @lock:               Synchronize state of the controller.  If RPMH's cache
  *                      lock will also be held, the order is: drv->lock then
  *                      cache_lock.
+ * @tcs_wait:           Wait queue used to wait for @tcs_in_use to free up a
+ *                      slot
  * @client:             Handle to the DRV's client.
  */
 struct rsc_drv {
@@ -118,6 +121,7 @@ struct rsc_drv {
 	struct tcs_group tcs[TCS_TYPE_NR];
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(tcs_in_use, MAX_TCS_NR);
 	spinlock_t lock;
+	wait_queue_head_t tcs_wait;
 	struct rpmh_ctrlr client;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-rsc.c b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-rsc.c
index ae66757825813..a297911afe571 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-rsc.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/qcom/rpmh-rsc.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/wait.h>
 
 #include <soc/qcom/cmd-db.h>
 #include <soc/qcom/tcs.h>
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ skip:
 		if (!drv->tcs[ACTIVE_TCS].num_tcs)
 			enable_tcs_irq(drv, i, false);
 		spin_unlock(&drv->lock);
+		wake_up(&drv->tcs_wait);
 		if (req)
 			rpmh_tx_done(req, err);
 	}
@@ -571,73 +573,34 @@ static int find_free_tcs(struct tcs_group *tcs)
 }
 
 /**
- * tcs_write() - Store messages into a TCS right now, or return -EBUSY.
+ * claim_tcs_for_req() - Claim a tcs in the given tcs_group; only for active.
  * @drv: The controller.
+ * @tcs: The tcs_group used for ACTIVE_ONLY transfers.
  * @msg: The data to be sent.
  *
- * Grabs a TCS for ACTIVE_ONLY transfers and writes the messages to it.
+ * Claims a tcs in the given tcs_group while making sure that no existing cmd
+ * is in flight that would conflict with the one in @msg.
  *
- * If there are no free TCSes for ACTIVE_ONLY transfers or if a command for
- * the same address is already transferring returns -EBUSY which means the
- * client should retry shortly.
+ * Context: Must be called with the drv->lock held since that protects
+ * tcs_in_use.
  *
- * Return: 0 on success, -EBUSY if client should retry, or an error.
- *         Client should have interrupts enabled for a bit before retrying.
+ * Return: The id of the claimed tcs or -EBUSY if a matching msg is in flight
+ * or the tcs_group is full.
  */
-static int tcs_write(struct rsc_drv *drv, const struct tcs_request *msg)
+static int claim_tcs_for_req(struct rsc_drv *drv, struct tcs_group *tcs,
+			     const struct tcs_request *msg)
 {
-	struct tcs_group *tcs;
-	int tcs_id;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	tcs = get_tcs_for_msg(drv, msg);
-	if (IS_ERR(tcs))
-		return PTR_ERR(tcs);
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&drv->lock, flags);
 	/*
 	 * The h/w does not like if we send a request to the same address,
 	 * when one is already in-flight or being processed.
 	 */
 	ret = check_for_req_inflight(drv, tcs, msg);
 	if (ret)
-		goto unlock;
-
-	ret = find_free_tcs(tcs);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto unlock;
-	tcs_id = ret;
-
-	tcs->req[tcs_id - tcs->offset] = msg;
-	set_bit(tcs_id, drv->tcs_in_use);
-	if (msg->state == RPMH_ACTIVE_ONLY_STATE && tcs->type != ACTIVE_TCS) {
-		/*
-		 * Clear previously programmed WAKE commands in selected
-		 * repurposed TCS to avoid triggering them. tcs->slots will be
-		 * cleaned from rpmh_flush() by invoking rpmh_rsc_invalidate()
-		 */
-		write_tcs_reg_sync(drv, RSC_DRV_CMD_ENABLE, tcs_id, 0);
-		write_tcs_reg_sync(drv, RSC_DRV_CMD_WAIT_FOR_CMPL, tcs_id, 0);
-		enable_tcs_irq(drv, tcs_id, true);
-	}
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv->lock, flags);
-
-	/*
-	 * These two can be done after the lock is released because:
-	 * - We marked "tcs_in_use" under lock.
-	 * - Once "tcs_in_use" has been marked nobody else could be writing
-	 *   to these registers until the interrupt goes off.
-	 * - The interrupt can't go off until we trigger w/ the last line
-	 *   of __tcs_set_trigger() below.
-	 */
-	__tcs_buffer_write(drv, tcs_id, 0, msg);
-	__tcs_set_trigger(drv, tcs_id, true);
+		return ret;
 
-	return 0;
-unlock:
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv->lock, flags);
-	return ret;
+	return find_free_tcs(tcs);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -664,18 +627,47 @@ unlock:
  */
 int rpmh_rsc_send_data(struct rsc_drv *drv, const struct tcs_request *msg)
 {
-	int ret;
+	struct tcs_group *tcs;
+	int tcs_id;
+	unsigned long flags;
 
-	do {
-		ret = tcs_write(drv, msg);
-		if (ret == -EBUSY) {
-			pr_info_ratelimited("TCS Busy, retrying RPMH message send: addr=%#x\n",
-					    msg->cmds[0].addr);
-			udelay(10);
-		}
-	} while (ret == -EBUSY);
+	tcs = get_tcs_for_msg(drv, msg);
+	if (IS_ERR(tcs))
+		return PTR_ERR(tcs);
 
-	return ret;
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&drv->lock, flags);
+
+	/* Wait forever for a free tcs. It better be there eventually! */
+	wait_event_lock_irq(drv->tcs_wait,
+			    (tcs_id = claim_tcs_for_req(drv, tcs, msg)) >= 0,
+			    drv->lock);
+
+	tcs->req[tcs_id - tcs->offset] = msg;
+	set_bit(tcs_id, drv->tcs_in_use);
+	if (msg->state == RPMH_ACTIVE_ONLY_STATE && tcs->type != ACTIVE_TCS) {
+		/*
+		 * Clear previously programmed WAKE commands in selected
+		 * repurposed TCS to avoid triggering them. tcs->slots will be
+		 * cleaned from rpmh_flush() by invoking rpmh_rsc_invalidate()
+		 */
+		write_tcs_reg_sync(drv, RSC_DRV_CMD_ENABLE, tcs_id, 0);
+		write_tcs_reg_sync(drv, RSC_DRV_CMD_WAIT_FOR_CMPL, tcs_id, 0);
+		enable_tcs_irq(drv, tcs_id, true);
+	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&drv->lock, flags);
+
+	/*
+	 * These two can be done after the lock is released because:
+	 * - We marked "tcs_in_use" under lock.
+	 * - Once "tcs_in_use" has been marked nobody else could be writing
+	 *   to these registers until the interrupt goes off.
+	 * - The interrupt can't go off until we trigger w/ the last line
+	 *   of __tcs_set_trigger() below.
+	 */
+	__tcs_buffer_write(drv, tcs_id, 0, msg);
+	__tcs_set_trigger(drv, tcs_id, true);
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -983,6 +975,7 @@ static int rpmh_rsc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&drv->lock);
+	init_waitqueue_head(&drv->tcs_wait);
 	bitmap_zero(drv->tcs_in_use, MAX_TCS_NR);
 
 	irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, drv->id);
