diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
index f52b64120877..87d7f4d0c176 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ struct q6v5 {
 
 	bool running;
 
+	bool dump_mba_loaded;
 	phys_addr_t mba_phys;
 	void *mba_region;
 	size_t mba_size;
@@ -679,6 +680,171 @@ static bool q6v5_phdr_valid(const struct elf32_phdr *phdr)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static int q6v5_mba_load(struct q6v5 *qproc)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int xfermemop_ret;
+
+	qcom_q6v5_prepare(&qproc->q6v5);
+
+	ret = q6v5_regulator_enable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
+				    qproc->proxy_reg_count);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable proxy supplies\n");
+		goto disable_irqs;
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
+			      qproc->proxy_clk_count);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable proxy clocks\n");
+		goto disable_proxy_reg;
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_regulator_enable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
+				    qproc->active_reg_count);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable supplies\n");
+		goto disable_proxy_clk;
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
+			      qproc->reset_clk_count);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable reset clocks\n");
+		goto disable_vdd;
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_reset_deassert(qproc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to deassert mss restart\n");
+		goto disable_reset_clks;
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
+			      qproc->active_clk_count);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable clocks\n");
+		goto assert_reset;
+	}
+
+	/* Assign MBA image access in DDR to q6 */
+	ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mba_perm, true,
+				      qproc->mba_phys, qproc->mba_size);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev,
+			"assigning Q6 access to mba memory failed: %d\n", ret);
+		goto disable_active_clks;
+	}
+
+	writel(qproc->mba_phys, qproc->rmb_base + RMB_MBA_IMAGE_REG);
+
+	ret = q6v5proc_reset(qproc);
+	if (ret)
+		goto reclaim_mba;
+
+	ret = q6v5_rmb_mba_wait(qproc, 0, 5000);
+	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "MBA boot timed out\n");
+		goto halt_axi_ports;
+	} else if (ret != RMB_MBA_XPU_UNLOCKED &&
+		   ret != RMB_MBA_XPU_UNLOCKED_SCRIBBLED) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev, "MBA returned unexpected status %d\n", ret);
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto halt_axi_ports;
+	}
+
+	qproc->dump_mba_loaded = true;
+	return 0;
+
+halt_axi_ports:
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_q6);
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_modem);
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_nc);
+
+reclaim_mba:
+	xfermemop_ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mba_perm, false,
+						qproc->mba_phys,
+						qproc->mba_size);
+	if (xfermemop_ret) {
+		dev_err(qproc->dev,
+			"Failed to reclaim mba buffer, system may become unstable\n");
+	}
+
+disable_active_clks:
+	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
+			 qproc->active_clk_count);
+assert_reset:
+	q6v5_reset_assert(qproc);
+disable_reset_clks:
+	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
+			 qproc->reset_clk_count);
+disable_vdd:
+	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
+			       qproc->active_reg_count);
+disable_proxy_clk:
+	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
+			 qproc->proxy_clk_count);
+disable_proxy_reg:
+	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
+			       qproc->proxy_reg_count);
+disable_irqs:
+	qcom_q6v5_unprepare(&qproc->q6v5);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void q6v5_mba_reclaim(struct q6v5 *qproc)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u32 val;
+
+	qproc->dump_mba_loaded = false;
+
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_q6);
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_modem);
+	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_nc);
+	if (qproc->version == MSS_MSM8996) {
+		/*
+		 * To avoid high MX current during LPASS/MSS restart.
+		 */
+		val = readl(qproc->reg_base + QDSP6SS_PWR_CTL_REG);
+		val |= Q6SS_CLAMP_IO | QDSP6v56_CLAMP_WL |
+			QDSP6v56_CLAMP_QMC_MEM;
+		writel(val, qproc->reg_base + QDSP6SS_PWR_CTL_REG);
+	}
+
+	ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm,
+						false, qproc->mpss_phys,
+						qproc->mpss_size);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+
+	q6v5_reset_assert(qproc);
+
+	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
+			 qproc->reset_clk_count);
+	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
+			 qproc->active_clk_count);
+	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
+			       qproc->active_reg_count);
+
+	/* In case of failure or coredump scenario where reclaiming MBA memory
+	 * could not happen reclaim it here.
+	 */
+	ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mba_perm, false,
+						qproc->mba_phys,
+						qproc->mba_size);
+	WARN_ON(ret);
+
+	ret = qcom_q6v5_unprepare(&qproc->q6v5);
+	if (ret) {
+		q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
+				 qproc->proxy_clk_count);
+		q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
+				       qproc->proxy_reg_count);
+	}
+}
+
 static int q6v5_mpss_load(struct q6v5 *qproc)
 {
 	const struct elf32_phdr *phdrs;
@@ -801,74 +967,9 @@ static int q6v5_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 	int xfermemop_ret;
 	int ret;
 
-	qcom_q6v5_prepare(&qproc->q6v5);
-
-	ret = q6v5_regulator_enable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
-				    qproc->proxy_reg_count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable proxy supplies\n");
-		goto disable_irqs;
-	}
-
-	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
-			      qproc->proxy_clk_count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable proxy clocks\n");
-		goto disable_proxy_reg;
-	}
-
-	ret = q6v5_regulator_enable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
-				    qproc->active_reg_count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable supplies\n");
-		goto disable_proxy_clk;
-	}
-
-	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
-			      qproc->reset_clk_count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable reset clocks\n");
-		goto disable_vdd;
-	}
-
-	ret = q6v5_reset_deassert(qproc);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to deassert mss restart\n");
-		goto disable_reset_clks;
-	}
-
-	ret = q6v5_clk_enable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
-			      qproc->active_clk_count);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "failed to enable clocks\n");
-		goto assert_reset;
-	}
-
-	/* Assign MBA image access in DDR to q6 */
-	ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mba_perm, true,
-				      qproc->mba_phys, qproc->mba_size);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev,
-			"assigning Q6 access to mba memory failed: %d\n", ret);
-		goto disable_active_clks;
-	}
-
-	writel(qproc->mba_phys, qproc->rmb_base + RMB_MBA_IMAGE_REG);
-
-	ret = q6v5proc_reset(qproc);
+	ret = q6v5_mba_load(qproc);
 	if (ret)
-		goto reclaim_mba;
-
-	ret = q6v5_rmb_mba_wait(qproc, 0, 5000);
-	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "MBA boot timed out\n");
-		goto halt_axi_ports;
-	} else if (ret != RMB_MBA_XPU_UNLOCKED &&
-		   ret != RMB_MBA_XPU_UNLOCKED_SCRIBBLED) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev, "MBA returned unexpected status %d\n", ret);
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto halt_axi_ports;
-	}
+		return ret;
 
 	dev_info(qproc->dev, "MBA booted, loading mpss\n");
 
@@ -897,42 +998,7 @@ static int q6v5_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 						false, qproc->mpss_phys,
 						qproc->mpss_size);
 	WARN_ON(xfermemop_ret);
-
-halt_axi_ports:
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_q6);
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_modem);
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_nc);
-
-reclaim_mba:
-	xfermemop_ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mba_perm, false,
-						qproc->mba_phys,
-						qproc->mba_size);
-	if (xfermemop_ret) {
-		dev_err(qproc->dev,
-			"Failed to reclaim mba buffer, system may become unstable\n");
-	}
-
-disable_active_clks:
-	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
-			 qproc->active_clk_count);
-
-assert_reset:
-	q6v5_reset_assert(qproc);
-disable_reset_clks:
-	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
-			 qproc->reset_clk_count);
-disable_vdd:
-	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
-			       qproc->active_reg_count);
-disable_proxy_clk:
-	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
-			 qproc->proxy_clk_count);
-disable_proxy_reg:
-	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
-			       qproc->proxy_reg_count);
-
-disable_irqs:
-	qcom_q6v5_unprepare(&qproc->q6v5);
+	q6v5_mba_reclaim(qproc);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -941,7 +1007,6 @@ static int q6v5_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 {
 	struct q6v5 *qproc = (struct q6v5 *)rproc->priv;
 	int ret;
-	u32 val;
 
 	qproc->running = false;
 
@@ -949,40 +1014,7 @@ static int q6v5_stop(struct rproc *rproc)
 	if (ret == -ETIMEDOUT)
 		dev_err(qproc->dev, "timed out on wait\n");
 
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_q6);
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_modem);
-	q6v5proc_halt_axi_port(qproc, qproc->halt_map, qproc->halt_nc);
-	if (qproc->version == MSS_MSM8996) {
-		/*
-		 * To avoid high MX current during LPASS/MSS restart.
-		 */
-		val = readl(qproc->reg_base + QDSP6SS_PWR_CTL_REG);
-		val |= Q6SS_CLAMP_IO | QDSP6v56_CLAMP_WL |
-			QDSP6v56_CLAMP_QMC_MEM;
-		writel(val, qproc->reg_base + QDSP6SS_PWR_CTL_REG);
-	}
-
-
-	ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm, false,
-				      qproc->mpss_phys, qproc->mpss_size);
-	WARN_ON(ret);
-
-	q6v5_reset_assert(qproc);
-
-	ret = qcom_q6v5_unprepare(&qproc->q6v5);
-	if (ret) {
-		q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->proxy_clks,
-				 qproc->proxy_clk_count);
-		q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->proxy_regs,
-				       qproc->proxy_reg_count);
-	}
-
-	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->reset_clks,
-			 qproc->reset_clk_count);
-	q6v5_clk_disable(qproc->dev, qproc->active_clks,
-			 qproc->active_clk_count);
-	q6v5_regulator_disable(qproc, qproc->active_regs,
-			       qproc->active_reg_count);
+	q6v5_mba_reclaim(qproc);
 
 	return 0;
 }
