diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
index 3c7d9a79c1ea5c13040a6f8f8c477d12b0600b57..7162f772bbfb92d1124042e666faa9d33609c274 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/memstick.c
@@ -433,8 +433,11 @@ static void memstick_check(struct work_struct *work)
 
 	dev_dbg(&host->dev, "memstick_check started\n");
 	mutex_lock(&host->lock);
-	if (!host->card)
-		memstick_power_on(host);
+	if (!host->card) {
+		if (memstick_power_on(host))
+			goto out_power_off;
+	} else
+		host->card->stop(host->card);
 
 	card = memstick_alloc_card(host);
 
@@ -452,7 +455,8 @@ static void memstick_check(struct work_struct *work)
 			    || !(host->card->check(host->card))) {
 				device_unregister(&host->card->dev);
 				host->card = NULL;
-			}
+			} else
+				host->card->start(host->card);
 		}
 
 		if (!host->card) {
@@ -465,6 +469,7 @@ static void memstick_check(struct work_struct *work)
 			kfree(card);
 	}
 
+out_power_off:
 	if (!host->card)
 		host->set_param(host, MEMSTICK_POWER, MEMSTICK_POWER_OFF);
 
diff --git a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
index 477d0fb6e5883dafcaca0d273e79893c10c4173f..004ac4d176d939e295908add882a5a8adfc83a79 100644
--- a/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
+++ b/drivers/memstick/core/mspro_block.c
@@ -752,6 +752,37 @@ static int mspro_block_has_request(struct mspro_block_data *msb)
 	return rc;
 }
 
+static void mspro_block_stop(struct memstick_dev *card)
+{
+	struct mspro_block_data *msb = memstick_get_drvdata(card);
+	int rc = 0;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	while (1) {
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&msb->q_lock, flags);
+		if (!msb->has_request) {
+			blk_stop_queue(msb->queue);
+			rc = 1;
+		}
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&msb->q_lock, flags);
+
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+
+		wait_for_completion(&card->mrq_complete);
+	}
+}
+
+static void mspro_block_start(struct memstick_dev *card)
+{
+	struct mspro_block_data *msb = memstick_get_drvdata(card);
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&msb->q_lock, flags);
+	blk_start_queue(msb->queue);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&msb->q_lock, flags);
+}
+
 static int mspro_block_queue_thread(void *data)
 {
 	struct memstick_dev *card = data;
@@ -1272,6 +1303,8 @@ static int mspro_block_probe(struct memstick_dev *card)
 	rc = mspro_block_init_disk(card);
 	if (!rc) {
 		card->check = mspro_block_check_card;
+		card->stop = mspro_block_stop;
+		card->start = mspro_block_start;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/linux/memstick.h b/include/linux/memstick.h
index 2fe599c66d527da990761936ed141e9f9a44dd2c..a9f998a3f48b3d10a35eb0cc08d3e691fe8578e5 100644
--- a/include/linux/memstick.h
+++ b/include/linux/memstick.h
@@ -263,6 +263,10 @@ struct memstick_dev {
 	/* Get next request from the media driver.                         */
 	int                      (*next_request)(struct memstick_dev *card,
 						 struct memstick_request **mrq);
+	/* Tell the media driver to stop doing things                      */
+	void                     (*stop)(struct memstick_dev *card);
+	/* Allow the media driver to continue                              */
+	void                     (*start)(struct memstick_dev *card);
 
 	struct device            dev;
 };