diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 3f8c85d5aa094b43666904c7dbbe5e62c9763c19..8823c97a7b3892c7bfa3c6c4b8e7f7fb66c945fc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "host.h"
 #include "slot-gpio.h"
 #include "pwrseq.h"
+#include "sdio_ops.h"
 
 #define cls_dev_to_mmc_host(d)	container_of(d, struct mmc_host, class_dev)
 
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ struct mmc_host *mmc_alloc_host(int extra, struct device *dev)
 	spin_lock_init(&host->lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&host->wq);
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&host->detect, mmc_rescan);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&host->sdio_irq_work, sdio_irq_work);
 	setup_timer(&host->retune_timer, mmc_retune_timer, (unsigned long)host);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 44d9c86bd2d4baedf542ed9da75b1cf7321dd1ae..c771843e4c15a3d588bc511606c88eed5391a693 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -98,11 +98,27 @@ void sdio_run_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 	if (host->sdio_irqs) {
 		host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
 		process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
+		if (host->ops->ack_sdio_irq)
+			host->ops->ack_sdio_irq(host);
 	}
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdio_run_irqs);
 
+void sdio_irq_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	struct mmc_host *host =
+		container_of(work, struct mmc_host, sdio_irq_work.work);
+
+	sdio_run_irqs(host);
+}
+
+void sdio_signal_irq(struct mmc_host *host)
+{
+	queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &host->sdio_irq_work, 0);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdio_signal_irq);
+
 static int sdio_irq_thread(void *_host)
 {
 	struct mmc_host *host = _host;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_ops.h b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_ops.h
index ee35cb4d170e5b6986bbaa516621db8e6d6c865a..96945cafbf0be3b3175b2ae8f9f38bb6e9a3509f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_ops.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 struct mmc_host;
 struct mmc_card;
+struct work_struct;
 
 int mmc_send_io_op_cond(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr, u32 *rocr);
 int mmc_io_rw_direct(struct mmc_card *card, int write, unsigned fn,
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ int mmc_io_rw_extended(struct mmc_card *card, int write, unsigned fn,
 	unsigned addr, int incr_addr, u8 *buf, unsigned blocks, unsigned blksz);
 int sdio_reset(struct mmc_host *host);
 unsigned int mmc_align_data_size(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int sz);
+void sdio_irq_work(struct work_struct *work);
 
 static inline bool sdio_is_io_busy(u32 opcode, u32 arg)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 21385ac0c9b1c9cebea155571bbbb9047af50685..f186b26c05a4f224d55356b5ade7cb0508f5d8d7 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ struct mmc_host_ops {
 	int	(*get_cd)(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 	void	(*enable_sdio_irq)(struct mmc_host *host, int enable);
+	void	(*ack_sdio_irq)(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 	/* optional callback for HC quirks */
 	void	(*init_card)(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card);
@@ -358,6 +359,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 
 	unsigned int		sdio_irqs;
 	struct task_struct	*sdio_irq_thread;
+	struct delayed_work	sdio_irq_work;
 	bool			sdio_irq_pending;
 	atomic_t		sdio_irq_thread_abort;
 
@@ -428,6 +430,7 @@ static inline void mmc_signal_sdio_irq(struct mmc_host *host)
 }
 
 void sdio_run_irqs(struct mmc_host *host);
+void sdio_signal_irq(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGULATOR
 int mmc_regulator_get_ocrmask(struct regulator *supply);