diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 709ada9f26b5620fc6fcc0f71b8e927974192fce..c296bc098fe23684f4be66195b2342d7cd0159ef 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -897,6 +897,7 @@ int __mmc_claim_host(struct mmc_host *host, atomic_t *abort)
 	DECLARE_WAITQUEUE(wait, current);
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int stop;
+	bool pm = false;
 
 	might_sleep();
 
@@ -916,13 +917,18 @@ int __mmc_claim_host(struct mmc_host *host, atomic_t *abort)
 		host->claimed = 1;
 		host->claimer = current;
 		host->claim_cnt += 1;
+		if (host->claim_cnt == 1)
+			pm = true;
 	} else
 		wake_up(&host->wq);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 	remove_wait_queue(&host->wq, &wait);
+
+	if (pm)
+		pm_runtime_get_sync(mmc_dev(host));
+
 	return stop;
 }
-
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__mmc_claim_host);
 
 /**
@@ -947,6 +953,8 @@ void mmc_release_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 		host->claimer = NULL;
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 		wake_up(&host->wq);
+		pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(mmc_dev(host));
+		pm_runtime_put_autosuspend(mmc_dev(host));
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_release_host);