diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 57a2b403bf8e9107204c3cda03671a5a1c8bd87d..098374b1ab2b99cb769d7ddf6a2a9d0a2a7672cb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2460,7 +2460,8 @@ void mmc_rescan(struct work_struct *work)
 	 */
 	mmc_bus_put(host);
 
-	if (host->ops->get_cd && host->ops->get_cd(host) == 0) {
+	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE) && host->ops->get_cd &&
+			host->ops->get_cd(host) == 0) {
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);