diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
index ccd3037da249c3e29d690eb88b4b289a9f12fb62..9ffeeb2cba45dc216529d20cbb1e23680f2ca936 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc.c
@@ -1604,8 +1604,6 @@ static void mmc_rescan(struct work_struct *work)
 		if (!mmc_card_present(card) && !mmc_card_dead(card)) {
 			if (mmc_register_card(card))
 				mmc_card_set_dead(card);
-			else
-				mmc_card_set_present(card);
 		}
 
 		/*
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
index e0e82d849d5f06bab805179033b89ee36f2351c7..06f264b2f79ce560dc55baaa08930e41db02f673 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_sysfs.c
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ int mmc_register_card(struct mmc_card *card)
 				device_del(&card->dev);
 		}
 	}
+	if (ret == 0)
+		mmc_card_set_present(card);
 	return ret;
 }