diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index ff3da960c4736147b2c1348681412953508ac49b..d317e5e9b79ac5eb0368972f4981ce872fdd1fc1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(struct mmc_card *card, struct request *req)
  * @mq: the queue with the card and host to restart
  * @req: a new request that want to be started after the current one
  */
-static void mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
+static void mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req,
+				   struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq)
 {
 	if (!req)
 		return;
@@ -1611,8 +1612,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 		return;
 	}
 	/* Else proceed and try to restart the current async request */
-	mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq->mqrq_cur, mq->card, 0, mq);
-	mmc_start_areq(mq->card->host, &mq->mqrq_cur->areq, NULL);
+	mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mqrq, mq->card, 0, mq);
+	mmc_start_areq(mq->card->host, &mqrq->areq, NULL);
 }
 
 static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
@@ -1622,6 +1623,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 	struct mmc_blk_request *brq;
 	int disable_multi = 0, retry = 0, type, retune_retry_done = 0;
 	enum mmc_blk_status status;
+	struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq_cur = mq->mqrq_cur;
 	struct mmc_queue_req *mq_rq;
 	struct request *old_req;
 	struct mmc_async_req *new_areq;
@@ -1645,8 +1647,8 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 				return;
 			}
 
-			mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mq->mqrq_cur, card, 0, mq);
-			new_areq = &mq->mqrq_cur->areq;
+			mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mqrq_cur, card, 0, mq);
+			new_areq = &mqrq_cur->areq;
 		} else
 			new_areq = NULL;
 
@@ -1700,11 +1702,11 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 			if (mmc_blk_reset(md, card->host, type)) {
 				if (req_pending)
 					mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
-				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 				return;
 			}
 			if (!req_pending) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 				return;
 			}
 			break;
@@ -1717,7 +1719,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 			if (!mmc_blk_reset(md, card->host, type))
 				break;
 			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 			return;
 		case MMC_BLK_DATA_ERR: {
 			int err;
@@ -1727,7 +1729,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 				break;
 			if (err == -ENODEV) {
 				mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
-				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 				return;
 			}
 			/* Fall through */
@@ -1748,19 +1750,19 @@ static void mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *new_req)
 			req_pending = blk_end_request(old_req, -EIO,
 						      brq->data.blksz);
 			if (!req_pending) {
-				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+				mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 				return;
 			}
 			break;
 		case MMC_BLK_NOMEDIUM:
 			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 			return;
 		default:
 			pr_err("%s: Unhandled return value (%d)",
 					old_req->rq_disk->disk_name, status);
 			mmc_blk_rw_cmd_abort(card, old_req);
-			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req);
+			mmc_blk_rw_try_restart(mq, new_req, mqrq_cur);
 			return;
 		}