diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
index 25845bd5e507..afee5e667f77 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/aie2_ctx.c
@@ -186,13 +186,13 @@ aie2_sched_resp_handler(void *handle, void __iomem *data, size_t size)
 	cmd_abo = job->cmd_bo;
 
 	if (unlikely(job->job_timeout)) {
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_TIMEOUT);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, 0, ERT_CMD_STATE_TIMEOUT);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!data) || unlikely(size != sizeof(u32))) {
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, 0, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ aie2_sched_resp_handler(void *handle, void __iomem *data, size_t size)
 	if (status == AIE2_STATUS_SUCCESS)
 		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_COMPLETED);
 	else
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_ERROR);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, 0, ERT_CMD_STATE_ERROR);
 
 out:
 	aie2_sched_notify(job);
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ aie2_sched_cmdlist_resp_handler(void *handle, void __iomem *data, size_t size)
 	cmd_abo = job->cmd_bo;
 
 	if (unlikely(job->job_timeout)) {
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_TIMEOUT);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, 0, ERT_CMD_STATE_TIMEOUT);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
 
 	if (unlikely(!data) || unlikely(size != sizeof(u32) * 3)) {
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, 0, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -270,19 +270,12 @@ aie2_sched_cmdlist_resp_handler(void *handle, void __iomem *data, size_t size)
 		 fail_cmd_idx, fail_cmd_status);
 
 	if (fail_cmd_status == AIE2_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
-		amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, fail_cmd_idx, ERT_CMD_STATE_ABORT);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto out;
+	} else {
+		amdxdna_cmd_set_error(cmd_abo, job, fail_cmd_idx, ERT_CMD_STATE_ERROR);
 	}
-	amdxdna_cmd_set_state(cmd_abo, ERT_CMD_STATE_ERROR);
 
-	if (amdxdna_cmd_get_op(cmd_abo) == ERT_CMD_CHAIN) {
-		struct amdxdna_cmd_chain *cc = amdxdna_cmd_get_payload(cmd_abo, NULL);
-
-		cc->error_index = fail_cmd_idx;
-		if (cc->error_index >= cc->command_count)
-			cc->error_index = 0;
-	}
 out:
 	aie2_sched_notify(job);
 	return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.c b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.c
index 263d36072540..666dfd7b2a80 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.c
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.c
@@ -135,6 +135,33 @@ u32 amdxdna_cmd_get_cu_idx(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo)
 	return INVALID_CU_IDX;
 }
 
+int amdxdna_cmd_set_error(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo,
+			  struct amdxdna_sched_job *job, u32 cmd_idx,
+			  enum ert_cmd_state error_state)
+{
+	struct amdxdna_client *client = job->hwctx->client;
+	struct amdxdna_cmd *cmd = abo->mem.kva;
+	struct amdxdna_cmd_chain *cc = NULL;
+
+	cmd->header &= ~AMDXDNA_CMD_STATE;
+	cmd->header |= FIELD_PREP(AMDXDNA_CMD_STATE, error_state);
+
+	if (amdxdna_cmd_get_op(abo) == ERT_CMD_CHAIN) {
+		cc = amdxdna_cmd_get_payload(abo, NULL);
+		cc->error_index = (cmd_idx < cc->command_count) ? cmd_idx : 0;
+		abo = amdxdna_gem_get_obj(client, cc->data[0], AMDXDNA_BO_CMD);
+		if (!abo)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		cmd = abo->mem.kva;
+	}
+
+	memset(cmd->data, 0xff, abo->mem.size - sizeof(*cmd));
+	if (cc)
+		amdxdna_gem_put_obj(abo);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * This should be called in close() and remove(). DO NOT call in other syscalls.
  * This guarantee that when hwctx and resources will be released, if user
diff --git a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.h b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.h
index 16c85f08f03c..fbdf9d000871 100644
--- a/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.h
+++ b/drivers/accel/amdxdna/amdxdna_ctx.h
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ amdxdna_cmd_get_state(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo)
 
 void *amdxdna_cmd_get_payload(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo, u32 *size);
 u32 amdxdna_cmd_get_cu_idx(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo);
+int amdxdna_cmd_set_error(struct amdxdna_gem_obj *abo,
+			  struct amdxdna_sched_job *job, u32 cmd_idx,
+			  enum ert_cmd_state error_state);
 
 void amdxdna_sched_job_cleanup(struct amdxdna_sched_job *job);
 void amdxdna_hwctx_remove_all(struct amdxdna_client *client);