diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/core/Kconfig
index ab37a6d9d32a046d7318b3a89a6358c8456b5ef9..bb22ffd76ef8a2bfba0bbdc29d73faabc51911bc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 
 config MMC_UNSAFE_RESUME
-	bool "Allow unsafe resume (DANGEROUS)"
+	bool "Assume MMC/SD cards are non-removable (DANGEROUS)"
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, the MMC layer will assume that all cards
 	  stayed in their respective slots during the suspend. The
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ config MMC_UNSAFE_RESUME
 	  This option is usually just for embedded systems which use
 	  a MMC/SD card for rootfs. Most people should say N here.
 
+	  This option sets a default which can be overridden by the
+	  module parameter "removable=0" or "removable=1".
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 7dab2e5f4bc9c87c53779a3d49cf2cb368114ef7..30acd526582162033ec3d35d4f770bfa876a41fd 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -47,6 +47,22 @@ static struct workqueue_struct *workqueue;
 int use_spi_crc = 1;
 module_param(use_spi_crc, bool, 0);
 
+/*
+ * We normally treat cards as removed during suspend if they are not
+ * known to be on a non-removable bus, to avoid the risk of writing
+ * back data to a different card after resume.  Allow this to be
+ * overridden if necessary.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_UNSAFE_RESUME
+int mmc_assume_removable;
+#else
+int mmc_assume_removable = 1;
+#endif
+module_param_named(removable, mmc_assume_removable, bool, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(
+	removable,
+	"MMC/SD cards are removable and may be removed during suspend");
+
 /*
  * Internal function. Schedule delayed work in the MMC work queue.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
index 67ae6abc4230928242109df7f5ab2c773f2971a3..a811c52a165957219bc55e03f7fbe1faab43379f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ int mmc_attach_mmc(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr);
 int mmc_attach_sd(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr);
 int mmc_attach_sdio(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr);
 
+/* Module parameters */
 extern int use_spi_crc;
+extern int mmc_assume_removable;
 
 /* Debugfs information for hosts and cards */
 void mmc_add_host_debugfs(struct mmc_host *host);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index bfefce365ae788ea93d73382298c915fba72288e..c11189446a1f70cd93bcf778e89a41ca06eeac52 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -602,25 +602,6 @@ static int mmc_awake(struct mmc_host *host)
 	return err;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_UNSAFE_RESUME
-
-static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_ops = {
-	.awake = mmc_awake,
-	.sleep = mmc_sleep,
-	.remove = mmc_remove,
-	.detect = mmc_detect,
-	.suspend = mmc_suspend,
-	.resume = mmc_resume,
-	.power_restore = mmc_power_restore,
-};
-
-static void mmc_attach_bus_ops(struct mmc_host *host)
-{
-	mmc_attach_bus(host, &mmc_ops);
-}
-
-#else
-
 static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_ops = {
 	.awake = mmc_awake,
 	.sleep = mmc_sleep,
@@ -645,15 +626,13 @@ static void mmc_attach_bus_ops(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	const struct mmc_bus_ops *bus_ops;
 
-	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE)
+	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE || !mmc_assume_removable)
 		bus_ops = &mmc_ops_unsafe;
 	else
 		bus_ops = &mmc_ops;
 	mmc_attach_bus(host, bus_ops);
 }
 
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Starting point for MMC card init.
  */
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 10b2a4d20f5a1a6b270592d6b048514126bda96a..fdd414eded09a9eef14968a59d026e369c046aa5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -606,23 +606,6 @@ static void mmc_sd_power_restore(struct mmc_host *host)
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_UNSAFE_RESUME
-
-static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_sd_ops = {
-	.remove = mmc_sd_remove,
-	.detect = mmc_sd_detect,
-	.suspend = mmc_sd_suspend,
-	.resume = mmc_sd_resume,
-	.power_restore = mmc_sd_power_restore,
-};
-
-static void mmc_sd_attach_bus_ops(struct mmc_host *host)
-{
-	mmc_attach_bus(host, &mmc_sd_ops);
-}
-
-#else
-
 static const struct mmc_bus_ops mmc_sd_ops = {
 	.remove = mmc_sd_remove,
 	.detect = mmc_sd_detect,
@@ -643,15 +626,13 @@ static void mmc_sd_attach_bus_ops(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	const struct mmc_bus_ops *bus_ops;
 
-	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE)
+	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE || !mmc_assume_removable)
 		bus_ops = &mmc_sd_ops_unsafe;
 	else
 		bus_ops = &mmc_sd_ops;
 	mmc_attach_bus(host, bus_ops);
 }
 
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Starting point for SD card init.
  */