diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
index 71fbf0bc8453..3174cad8a5cc 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus-fixup.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ static int mei_osver(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 	os_ver = (struct mei_os_ver *)fwcaps->data;
 	os_ver->os_type = OSTYPE_LINUX;
 
-	return __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, buf, size, 0, mode);
+	return __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, buf, size, 0, mode, 0);
 }
 
 #define MKHI_FWVER_BUF_LEN (sizeof(struct mkhi_msg_hdr) + \
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static int mei_fwver(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 	req.hdr.command = MKHI_GEN_GET_FW_VERSION_CMD;
 
 	ret = __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, (u8 *)&req, sizeof(req), 0,
-			    MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING);
+			    MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&cldev->dev, "Could not send ReqFWVersion cmd\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -188,17 +188,19 @@ static int mei_fwver(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#define GFX_MEMORY_READY_TIMEOUT 200
+
 static int mei_gfx_memory_ready(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 {
 	struct mkhi_gfx_mem_ready req = {0};
-	unsigned int mode = MEI_CL_IO_TX_INTERNAL;
+	unsigned int mode = MEI_CL_IO_TX_INTERNAL | MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING;
 
 	req.hdr.group_id = MKHI_GROUP_ID_GFX;
 	req.hdr.command = MKHI_GFX_MEMORY_READY_CMD_REQ;
 	req.flags = MKHI_GFX_MEM_READY_PXP_ALLOWED;
 
 	dev_dbg(&cldev->dev, "Sending memory ready command\n");
-	return __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, (u8 *)&req, sizeof(req), 0, mode);
+	return __mei_cl_send(cldev->cl, (u8 *)&req, sizeof(req), 0, mode, GFX_MEMORY_READY_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 static void mei_mkhi_fix(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
@@ -263,12 +265,13 @@ static void mei_gsc_mkhi_fix_ver(struct mei_cl_device *cldev)
 
 	if (cldev->bus->pxp_mode == MEI_DEV_PXP_INIT) {
 		ret = mei_gfx_memory_ready(cldev);
-		if (ret < 0)
+		if (ret < 0) {
 			dev_err(&cldev->dev, "memory ready command failed %d\n", ret);
-		else
+		} else {
 			dev_dbg(&cldev->dev, "memory ready command sent\n");
+			cldev->bus->pxp_mode = MEI_DEV_PXP_SETUP;
+		}
 		/* we go to reset after that */
-		cldev->bus->pxp_mode = MEI_DEV_PXP_SETUP;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
@@ -374,7 +377,7 @@ static int mei_nfc_if_version(struct mei_cl *cl,
 	WARN_ON(mutex_is_locked(&bus->device_lock));
 
 	ret = __mei_cl_send(cl, (u8 *)&cmd, sizeof(cmd), 0,
-			    MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING);
+			    MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "Could not send IF version cmd\n");
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
index 1fbe127ff633..136b45192904 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/bus.c
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
  * @length: buffer length
  * @vtag: virtual tag
  * @mode: sending mode
+ * @timeout: send timeout for blocking writes, 0 for infinite timeout
  *
  * Return: written size bytes or < 0 on error
  */
 ssize_t __mei_cl_send(struct mei_cl *cl, const u8 *buf, size_t length, u8 vtag,
-		      unsigned int mode)
+		      unsigned int mode, unsigned long timeout)
 {
 	struct mei_device *bus;
 	struct mei_cl_cb *cb;
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ ssize_t __mei_cl_send(struct mei_cl *cl, const u8 *buf, size_t length, u8 vtag,
 		cb->buf.size = 0;
 	}
 
-	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, cb);
+	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, cb, timeout);
 
 	if (mode & MEI_CL_IO_SGL && rets == 0)
 		rets = length;
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ ssize_t mei_cldev_send_vtag(struct mei_cl_device *cldev, const u8 *buf,
 {
 	struct mei_cl *cl = cldev->cl;
 
-	return __mei_cl_send(cl, buf, length, vtag, MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING);
+	return __mei_cl_send(cl, buf, length, vtag, MEI_CL_IO_TX_BLOCKING, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mei_cldev_send_vtag);
 
@@ -924,7 +925,7 @@ ssize_t mei_cldev_send_gsc_command(struct mei_cl_device *cldev,
 	}
 
 	/* send the message to GSC */
-	ret = __mei_cl_send(cl, (u8 *)ext_hdr, buf_sz, 0, MEI_CL_IO_SGL);
+	ret = __mei_cl_send(cl, (u8 *)ext_hdr, buf_sz, 0, MEI_CL_IO_SGL, 0);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(bus->dev, "__mei_cl_send failed, returned %zd\n", ret);
 		goto end;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
index 6c8b71ae32c8..68f2e23b8ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.c
@@ -1954,10 +1954,11 @@ int mei_cl_irq_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
  *
  * @cl: host client
  * @cb: write callback with filled data
+ * @timeout: send timeout for blocking writes, 0 for infinite timeout
  *
  * Return: number of bytes sent on success, <0 on failure.
  */
-ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
+ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb, unsigned long timeout)
 {
 	struct mei_device *dev;
 	struct mei_msg_data *buf;
@@ -2081,9 +2082,21 @@ ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb)
 	if (blocking && cl->writing_state != MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE) {
 
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
-		rets = wait_event_interruptible(cl->tx_wait,
-				cl->writing_state == MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE ||
-				(!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)));
+		if (timeout) {
+			rets = wait_event_interruptible_timeout(cl->tx_wait,
+					cl->writing_state == MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE ||
+					(!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)),
+					msecs_to_jiffies(timeout));
+			if (rets == 0)
+				rets = -ETIME;
+			if (rets > 0)
+				rets = 0;
+		} else {
+			rets = wait_event_interruptible(cl->tx_wait,
+					cl->writing_state == MEI_WRITE_COMPLETE ||
+					(!mei_cl_is_connected(cl)));
+		}
+
 		mutex_lock(&dev->device_lock);
 		/* wait_event_interruptible returns -ERESTARTSYS */
 		if (rets) {
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
index 418056fb1489..9052860bcfe0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/client.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ int mei_cl_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_me_client *me_cl,
 int mei_cl_irq_connect(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 		       struct list_head *cmpl_list);
 int mei_cl_read_start(struct mei_cl *cl, size_t length, const struct file *fp);
-ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb);
+ssize_t mei_cl_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb, unsigned long timeout);
 int mei_cl_irq_write(struct mei_cl *cl, struct mei_cl_cb *cb,
 		     struct list_head *cmpl_list);
 
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index 930887e7e38d..311c6a34aeb8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ static ssize_t mei_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, cb);
+	rets = mei_cl_write(cl, cb, 0);
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&dev->device_lock);
 	return rets;
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
index 8d8018428d9d..799ea95e2bb8 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/mei_dev.h
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ struct mei_hw_ops {
 void mei_cl_bus_rescan_work(struct work_struct *work);
 void mei_cl_bus_dev_fixup(struct mei_cl_device *dev);
 ssize_t __mei_cl_send(struct mei_cl *cl, const u8 *buf, size_t length, u8 vtag,
-		      unsigned int mode);
+		      unsigned int mode, unsigned long timeout);
 ssize_t __mei_cl_recv(struct mei_cl *cl, u8 *buf, size_t length, u8 *vtag,
 		      unsigned int mode, unsigned long timeout);
 bool mei_cl_bus_rx_event(struct mei_cl *cl);
