diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
index 788b00e23353..e6f7180fd8f2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/amthif.c
@@ -254,6 +254,47 @@ out:
 	return rets;
 }
 
+/**
+ * mei_amthif_read_start - queue message for sending read credential
+ *
+ * @cl: host client
+ * @file: file pointer of message recipient
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, <0 on failure.
+ */
+static int mei_amthif_read_start(struct mei_cl *cl, struct file *file)
+{
+	struct mei_device *dev = cl->dev;
+	struct mei_cl_cb *cb;
+	size_t length = dev->iamthif_mtu;
+	int rets;
+
+	cb = mei_io_cb_init(cl, file);
+	if (!cb) {
+		rets = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	rets = mei_io_cb_alloc_resp_buf(cb, length);
+	if (rets)
+		goto err;
+
+	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_READ;
+	list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->ctrl_wr_list.list);
+
+	dev->iamthif_msg_buf_index = 0;
+	dev->iamthif_msg_buf_size = 0;
+
+	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_READING;
+	dev->iamthif_file_object = cb->file_object;
+	dev->iamthif_current_cb = cb;
+
+	return 0;
+err:
+	mei_io_cb_free(cb);
+	return rets;
+}
+
 /**
  * mei_amthif_send_cmd - send amthif command to the ME
  *
@@ -287,6 +328,7 @@ static int mei_amthif_send_cmd(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_WRITE;
 	if (ret && mei_hbuf_acquire(dev)) {
 		ret = 0;
 		if (cb->request_buffer.size > mei_hbuf_max_len(dev)) {
@@ -309,19 +351,17 @@ static int mei_amthif_send_cmd(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 		if (mei_hdr.msg_complete) {
 			if (mei_cl_flow_ctrl_reduce(cl))
 				return -EIO;
-			dev->iamthif_flow_control_pending = true;
-			dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_FLOW_CONTROL;
-			dev_dbg(dev->dev, "add amthif cb to write waiting list\n");
-			dev->iamthif_current_cb = cb;
-			dev->iamthif_file_object = cb->file_object;
+			cb->status = mei_amthif_read_start(cl, cb->file_object);
 			list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->write_waiting_list.list);
 		} else {
 			dev_dbg(dev->dev, "message does not complete, so add amthif cb to write list.\n");
 			list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->write_list.list);
 		}
 	} else {
+
 		list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->write_list.list);
 	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -336,17 +376,10 @@ static int mei_amthif_send_cmd(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
  */
 int mei_amthif_write(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	if (!dev || !cb)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	ret = mei_io_cb_alloc_resp_buf(cb, dev->iamthif_mtu);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	cb->fop_type = MEI_FOP_WRITE;
-
 	if (!list_empty(&dev->amthif_cmd_list.list) ||
 	    dev->iamthif_state != MEI_IAMTHIF_IDLE) {
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev,
@@ -383,7 +416,7 @@ void mei_amthif_run_next_cmd(struct mei_device *dev)
 					typeof(*cb), list);
 	if (!cb)
 		return;
-	list_del(&cb->list);
+	list_del_init(&cb->list);
 	ret =  mei_amthif_send_cmd(dev, cb);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_warn(dev->dev, "amthif write failed status = %d\n", ret);
@@ -483,13 +516,7 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 	cl->status = 0;
 
 	if (mei_hdr.msg_complete) {
-		dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_FLOW_CONTROL;
-		dev->iamthif_flow_control_pending = true;
-
-		/* save iamthif cb sent to amthif client */
-		cb->buf_idx = dev->iamthif_msg_buf_index;
-		dev->iamthif_current_cb = cb;
-
+		cb->status = mei_amthif_read_start(cl, cb->file_object);
 		list_move_tail(&cb->list, &dev->write_waiting_list.list);
 	}
 
@@ -505,7 +532,7 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
  * @mei_hdr: header of amthif message
  * @complete_list: completed callbacks list
  *
- * Return: -ENODEV if cb is NULL 0 otherwise; error message is in cb->status
+ * Return: Always 0; error message is in cb->status
  */
 int mei_amthif_irq_read_msg(struct mei_cl *cl,
 			    struct mei_msg_hdr *mei_hdr,
@@ -514,7 +541,6 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_read_msg(struct mei_cl *cl,
 	struct mei_device *dev;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb;
 	unsigned char *buffer;
-	int ret = 0;
 
 	dev = cl->dev;
 
@@ -524,10 +550,13 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_read_msg(struct mei_cl *cl,
 	if (dev->iamthif_state != MEI_IAMTHIF_READING)
 		goto err;
 
-	cb = dev->iamthif_current_cb;
+	list_for_each_entry(cb, &dev->read_list.list, list) {
+		if (cl == cb->cl)
+			break;
+	}
 
-	if (!cb) {
-		ret = -ENODEV;
+	if (&cb->list == &dev->read_list.list) {
+		dev_err(dev->dev, "no reader found\n");
 		goto err;
 	}
 
@@ -553,7 +582,7 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_read_msg(struct mei_cl *cl,
 	cb->read_time = jiffies;
 
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "complete the amthif read cb.\n ");
-	list_add_tail(&cb->list, &complete_list->list);
+	list_move_tail(&cb->list, &complete_list->list);
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -561,38 +590,6 @@ err:
 	mei_read_slots(dev, dev->rd_msg_buf, mei_hdr->length);
 	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "discarding message " MEI_HDR_FMT "\n",
 				MEI_HDR_PRM(mei_hdr));
-	return ret;
-}
-
-/**
- * mei_amthif_irq_read - prepares to read amthif data.
- *
- * @dev: the device structure.
- * @slots: free slots.
- *
- * Return: 0, OK; otherwise, error.
- */
-int mei_amthif_irq_read(struct mei_device *dev, s32 *slots)
-{
-	u32 msg_slots = mei_data2slots(sizeof(struct hbm_flow_control));
-
-	if (*slots < msg_slots)
-		return -EMSGSIZE;
-
-	*slots -= msg_slots;
-
-	if (mei_hbm_cl_flow_control_req(dev, &dev->iamthif_cl)) {
-		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "iamthif flow control failed\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
-
-	dev_dbg(dev->dev, "iamthif flow control success\n");
-	dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_READING;
-	dev->iamthif_flow_control_pending = false;
-	dev->iamthif_msg_buf_index = 0;
-	dev->iamthif_msg_buf_size = 0;
-	dev->iamthif_stall_timer = MEI_IAMTHIF_STALL_TIMER;
-	dev->hbuf_is_ready = mei_hbuf_is_ready(dev);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -604,17 +601,32 @@ int mei_amthif_irq_read(struct mei_device *dev, s32 *slots)
  */
 void mei_amthif_complete(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 {
+
+	if (cb->fop_type == MEI_FOP_WRITE) {
+		if (!cb->status) {
+			dev->iamthif_stall_timer = MEI_IAMTHIF_STALL_TIMER;
+			mei_io_cb_free(cb);
+			return;
+		}
+		/*
+		 * in case of error enqueue the write cb to complete read list
+		 * so it can be propagated to the reader
+		 */
+		list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->amthif_rd_complete_list.list);
+		wake_up_interruptible(&dev->iamthif_cl.wait);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (dev->iamthif_canceled != 1) {
 		dev->iamthif_state = MEI_IAMTHIF_READ_COMPLETE;
 		dev->iamthif_stall_timer = 0;
 		memcpy(cb->response_buffer.data,
-				dev->iamthif_msg_buf,
-				dev->iamthif_msg_buf_index);
+			dev->iamthif_msg_buf, dev->iamthif_msg_buf_index);
 		list_add_tail(&cb->list, &dev->amthif_rd_complete_list.list);
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "amthif read completed\n");
 		dev->iamthif_timer = jiffies;
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "dev->iamthif_timer = %ld\n",
-				dev->iamthif_timer);
+			dev->iamthif_timer);
 	} else {
 		mei_amthif_run_next_cmd(dev);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
index 4cb602fba593..89f2fbce160f 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/interrupt.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void mei_irq_compl_handler(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *compl_list)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(cb, next, &compl_list->list, list) {
 		cl = cb->cl;
-		list_del(&cb->list);
+		list_del_init(&cb->list);
 
 		dev_dbg(dev->dev, "completing call back.\n");
 		if (cl == &dev->iamthif_cl)
@@ -386,11 +386,6 @@ int mei_irq_read_handler(struct mei_device *dev,
 
 	if (cl == &dev->iamthif_cl) {
 		ret = mei_amthif_irq_read_msg(cl, mei_hdr, cmpl_list);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err(dev->dev, "mei_amthif_irq_read_msg failed = %d\n",
-					ret);
-			goto end;
-		}
 	} else {
 		ret = mei_cl_irq_read_msg(cl, mei_hdr, cmpl_list);
 	}
@@ -448,21 +443,9 @@ int mei_irq_write_handler(struct mei_device *dev, struct mei_cl_cb *cmpl_list)
 		cl = cb->cl;
 
 		cl->status = 0;
-		list_del(&cb->list);
-		if (cb->fop_type == MEI_FOP_WRITE &&
-		    cl != &dev->iamthif_cl) {
-			cl_dbg(dev, cl, "MEI WRITE COMPLETE\n");
-			cl->writing_state = MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE;
-			list_add_tail(&cb->list, &cmpl_list->list);
-		}
-		if (cl == &dev->iamthif_cl) {
-			cl_dbg(dev, cl, "check iamthif flow control.\n");
-			if (dev->iamthif_flow_control_pending) {
-				ret = mei_amthif_irq_read(dev, &slots);
-				if (ret)
-					return ret;
-			}
-		}
+		cl_dbg(dev, cl, "MEI WRITE COMPLETE\n");
+		cl->writing_state = MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE;
+		list_move_tail(&cb->list, &cmpl_list->list);
 	}
 
 	if (dev->wd_state == MEI_WD_STOPPING) {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index 6cc68de580ba..fc460af131d4 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -487,7 +487,6 @@ const char *mei_pg_state_str(enum mei_pg_state state);
  * @iamthif_msg_buf_size : size of current amthif message request buffer
  * @iamthif_msg_buf_index : current index in amthif message request buffer
  * @iamthif_state : amthif processor state
- * @iamthif_flow_control_pending: amthif waits for flow control
  * @iamthif_canceled : current amthif command is canceled
  *
  * @init_work   : work item for the device init
@@ -586,7 +585,6 @@ struct mei_device {
 	u32 iamthif_msg_buf_size;
 	u32 iamthif_msg_buf_index;
 	enum iamthif_states iamthif_state;
-	bool iamthif_flow_control_pending;
 	bool iamthif_canceled;
 
 	struct work_struct init_work;