diff --git a/drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-cmdq-helper.c b/drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-cmdq-helper.c
index de20e6cba83b..db37144ae98c 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-cmdq-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/mediatek/mtk-cmdq-helper.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct cmdq_client *cmdq_mbox_create(struct device *dev, int index, u32 timeout)
 	client->pkt_cnt = 0;
 	client->client.dev = dev;
 	client->client.tx_block = false;
+	client->client.knows_txdone = true;
 	client->chan = mbox_request_channel(&client->client, index);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(client->chan)) {