diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
index 976b9ab7617cd..789a4135e28c0 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
@@ -156,6 +156,13 @@ static int __adf_iov_putmsg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 msg, u8 vf_nr)
 		val = ADF_CSR_RD(pmisc_bar_addr, pf2vf_offset);
 	} while ((val & int_bit) && (count++ < ADF_IOV_MSG_ACK_MAX_RETRY));
 
+	if (val != msg) {
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
+			"Collision - PFVF CSR overwritten by remote function\n");
+		ret = -EIO;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
 	if (val & int_bit) {
 		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "ACK not received from remote\n");
 		val &= ~int_bit;