diff --git a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
index 4e9677b066f1..45a39ccaf455 100644
--- a/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
+++ b/drivers/iommu/arm-smmu-v3.c
@@ -1373,11 +1373,15 @@ static void arm_smmu_cmdq_write_entries(struct arm_smmu_cmdq *cmdq, u64 *cmds,
  * - Command insertion is totally ordered, so if two CPUs each race to
  *   insert their own list of commands then all of the commands from one
  *   CPU will appear before any of the commands from the other CPU.
+ *
+ * - A CMD_SYNC is always inserted, ensuring that any CPU does not issue
+ *   more than the permitted amount commands at once.
  */
 static int arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
-				       u64 *cmds, int n, bool sync)
+				       u64 *cmds, int n)
 {
 	u64 cmd_sync[CMDQ_ENT_DWORDS];
+	const int sync = 1;
 	u32 prod;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	bool owner;
@@ -1419,19 +1423,17 @@ static int arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 	 * Dependency ordering from the cmpxchg() loop above.
 	 */
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_write_entries(cmdq, cmds, llq.prod, n);
-	if (sync) {
-		prod = queue_inc_prod_n(&llq, n);
-		arm_smmu_cmdq_build_sync_cmd(cmd_sync, smmu, prod);
-		queue_write(Q_ENT(&cmdq->q, prod), cmd_sync, CMDQ_ENT_DWORDS);
 
-		/*
-		 * In order to determine completion of our CMD_SYNC, we must
-		 * ensure that the queue can't wrap twice without us noticing.
-		 * We achieve that by taking the cmdq lock as shared before
-		 * marking our slot as valid.
-		 */
-		arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_lock(cmdq);
-	}
+	prod = queue_inc_prod_n(&llq, n);
+	arm_smmu_cmdq_build_sync_cmd(cmd_sync, smmu, prod);
+	queue_write(Q_ENT(&cmdq->q, prod), cmd_sync, CMDQ_ENT_DWORDS);
+
+	/*
+	 * In order to determine completion of our CMD_SYNC, we must ensure
+	 * that the queue can't wrap twice without us noticing. We achieve that
+	 * by taking the cmdq lock as shared before marking our slot as valid.
+	 */
+	arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_lock(cmdq);
 
 	/* 3. Mark our slots as valid, ensuring commands are visible first */
 	dma_wmb();
@@ -1468,26 +1470,21 @@ static int arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 		atomic_set_release(&cmdq->owner_prod, prod);
 	}
 
-	/* 5. If we are inserting a CMD_SYNC, we must wait for it to complete */
-	if (sync) {
-		llq.prod = queue_inc_prod_n(&llq, n);
-		ret = arm_smmu_cmdq_poll_until_sync(smmu, &llq);
-		if (ret) {
-			dev_err_ratelimited(smmu->dev,
-					    "CMD_SYNC timeout at 0x%08x [hwprod 0x%08x, hwcons 0x%08x]\n",
-					    llq.prod,
-					    readl_relaxed(cmdq->q.prod_reg),
-					    readl_relaxed(cmdq->q.cons_reg));
-		}
+	/* 5. Since we always insert a CMD_SYNC, we must wait for it to complete */
+	llq.prod = queue_inc_prod_n(&llq, n);
+	ret = arm_smmu_cmdq_poll_until_sync(smmu, &llq);
+	if (ret)
+		dev_err_ratelimited(smmu->dev, "CMD_SYNC timeout at 0x%08x [hwprod 0x%08x, hwcons 0x%08x]\n",
+				    llq.prod, readl_relaxed(cmdq->q.prod_reg),
+				    readl_relaxed(cmdq->q.cons_reg));
 
-		/*
-		 * Try to unlock the cmdq lock. This will fail if we're the last
-		 * reader, in which case we can safely update cmdq->q.llq.cons
-		 */
-		if (!arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_tryunlock(cmdq)) {
-			WRITE_ONCE(cmdq->q.llq.cons, llq.cons);
-			arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_unlock(cmdq);
-		}
+	/*
+	 * Try to unlock the cmdq lock. This will fail if we're the last reader,
+	 * in which case we can safely update cmdq->q.llq.cons
+	 */
+	if (!arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_tryunlock(cmdq)) {
+		WRITE_ONCE(cmdq->q.llq.cons, llq.cons);
+		arm_smmu_cmdq_shared_unlock(cmdq);
 	}
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
@@ -1505,12 +1502,7 @@ static int arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmd, 1, false);
-}
-
-static int arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu)
-{
-	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, NULL, 0, true);
+	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmd, 1);
 }
 
 static void arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_add(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
@@ -1521,7 +1513,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_add(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 	struct arm_smmu_ll_queue *llq = &q->q.llq;
 
 	if (cmds->num == llq->max_cmd_per_batch) {
-		arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmds->cmds, cmds->num, false);
+		arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmds->cmds, cmds->num);
 		cmds->num = 0;
 	}
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_build_cmd(&cmds->cmds[cmds->num * CMDQ_ENT_DWORDS], cmd);
@@ -1531,7 +1523,7 @@ static void arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_add(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 static int arm_smmu_cmdq_batch_submit(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu,
 				      struct arm_smmu_cmdq_batch *cmds)
 {
-	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmds->cmds, cmds->num, true);
+	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmdlist(smmu, cmds->cmds, cmds->num);
 }
 
 /* Context descriptor manipulation functions */
@@ -1803,7 +1795,6 @@ static void arm_smmu_sync_ste_for_sid(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, u32 sid)
 	};
 
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(smmu, &cmd);
-	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(smmu);
 }
 
 static void arm_smmu_write_strtab_ent(struct arm_smmu_master *master, u32 sid,
@@ -2197,17 +2188,21 @@ arm_smmu_atc_inv_to_cmd(int ssid, unsigned long iova, size_t size,
 
 static int arm_smmu_atc_inv_master(struct arm_smmu_master *master)
 {
-	int i;
+	int i, ret = 0;
 	struct arm_smmu_cmdq_ent cmd;
 
 	arm_smmu_atc_inv_to_cmd(0, 0, 0, &cmd);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < master->num_sids; i++) {
+		int rc;
+
 		cmd.atc.sid = master->sids[i];
-		arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(master->smmu, &cmd);
+		rc = arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(master->smmu, &cmd);
+		if (rc)
+			ret = rc;
 	}
 
-	return arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(master->smmu);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int arm_smmu_atc_inv_domain(struct arm_smmu_domain *smmu_domain,
@@ -2280,7 +2275,6 @@ static void arm_smmu_tlb_inv_context(void *cookie)
 	 * careful, 007.
 	 */
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(smmu, &cmd);
-	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(smmu);
 	arm_smmu_atc_inv_domain(smmu_domain, 0, 0, 0);
 }
 
@@ -3667,7 +3661,6 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, bool bypass)
 	/* Invalidate any cached configuration */
 	cmd.opcode = CMDQ_OP_CFGI_ALL;
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(smmu, &cmd);
-	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(smmu);
 
 	/* Invalidate any stale TLB entries */
 	if (smmu->features & ARM_SMMU_FEAT_HYP) {
@@ -3677,7 +3670,6 @@ static int arm_smmu_device_reset(struct arm_smmu_device *smmu, bool bypass)
 
 	cmd.opcode = CMDQ_OP_TLBI_NSNH_ALL;
 	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_cmd(smmu, &cmd);
-	arm_smmu_cmdq_issue_sync(smmu);
 
 	/* Event queue */
 	writeq_relaxed(smmu->evtq.q.q_base, smmu->base + ARM_SMMU_EVTQ_BASE);
