diff --git a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
index a1cc9cbe038f..9fed1b1c203d 100644
--- a/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
+++ b/drivers/remoteproc/qcom_q6v5_mss.c
@@ -1001,11 +1001,6 @@ static void q6v5_mba_reclaim(struct q6v5 *qproc)
 		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,
@@ -1095,6 +1090,14 @@ static int q6v5_mpss_load(struct q6v5 *qproc)
 			max_addr = ALIGN(phdr->p_paddr + phdr->p_memsz, SZ_4K);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * In case of a modem subsystem restart on secure devices, the modem
+	 * memory can be reclaimed only after MBA is loaded. For modem cold
+	 * boot this will be a nop
+	 */
+	q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm, false,
+				qproc->mpss_phys, qproc->mpss_size);
+
 	mpss_reloc = relocate ? min_addr : qproc->mpss_phys;
 	qproc->mpss_reloc = mpss_reloc;
 	/* Load firmware segments */
@@ -1184,8 +1187,16 @@ static void qcom_q6v5_dump_segment(struct rproc *rproc,
 	void *ptr = rproc_da_to_va(rproc, segment->da, segment->size);
 
 	/* Unlock mba before copying segments */
-	if (!qproc->dump_mba_loaded)
+	if (!qproc->dump_mba_loaded) {
 		ret = q6v5_mba_load(qproc);
+		if (!ret) {
+			/* Reset ownership back to Linux to copy segments */
+			ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm,
+						      false,
+						      qproc->mpss_phys,
+						      qproc->mpss_size);
+		}
+	}
 
 	if (!ptr || ret)
 		memset(dest, 0xff, segment->size);
@@ -1196,8 +1207,14 @@ static void qcom_q6v5_dump_segment(struct rproc *rproc,
 
 	/* Reclaim mba after copying segments */
 	if (qproc->dump_segment_mask == qproc->dump_complete_mask) {
-		if (qproc->dump_mba_loaded)
+		if (qproc->dump_mba_loaded) {
+			/* Try to reset ownership back to Q6 */
+			q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm,
+						true,
+						qproc->mpss_phys,
+						qproc->mpss_size);
 			q6v5_mba_reclaim(qproc);
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1237,10 +1254,6 @@ static int q6v5_start(struct rproc *rproc)
 	return 0;
 
 reclaim_mpss:
-	xfermemop_ret = q6v5_xfer_mem_ownership(qproc, &qproc->mpss_perm,
-						false, qproc->mpss_phys,
-						qproc->mpss_size);
-	WARN_ON(xfermemop_ret);
 	q6v5_mba_reclaim(qproc);
 
 	return ret;