diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 150b5f3cd401a7c8549e9e15910a1107b713986e..2af2ee1a2265aa01820b46c6dba9acedd71e01c9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ mmc_start_request(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
-	led_trigger_event(host->led, LED_FULL);
-
 	mrq->cmd->error = 0;
 	mrq->cmd->mrq = mrq;
 	if (mrq->data) {
@@ -194,6 +192,7 @@ mmc_start_request(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 		}
 	}
 	mmc_host_clk_ungate(host);
+	led_trigger_event(host->led, LED_FULL);
 	host->ops->request(host, mrq);
 }