diff --git a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
index e5639ca97dce..1748a9351de0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/ti-st/st_kim.c
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ static long download_firmware(struct kim_data_s *kim_gdata)
 
 		switch (((struct bts_action *)ptr)->type) {
 		case ACTION_SEND_COMMAND:	/* action send */
+			pr_debug("S");
 			action_ptr = &(((struct bts_action *)ptr)->data[0]);
 			if (unlikely
 			    (((struct hci_command *)action_ptr)->opcode ==
@@ -336,6 +337,10 @@ static long download_firmware(struct kim_data_s *kim_gdata)
 				release_firmware(kim_gdata->fw_entry);
 				return -ETIMEDOUT;
 			}
+			/* reinit completion before sending for the
+			 * relevant wait
+			 */
+			INIT_COMPLETION(kim_gdata->kim_rcvd);
 
 			/*
 			 * Free space found in uart buffer, call st_int_write
@@ -362,6 +367,7 @@ static long download_firmware(struct kim_data_s *kim_gdata)
 			}
 			break;
 		case ACTION_WAIT_EVENT:  /* wait */
+			pr_debug("W");
 			if (!wait_for_completion_timeout
 					(&kim_gdata->kim_rcvd,
 					 msecs_to_jiffies(CMD_RESP_TIME))) {