diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
index a4b49e25fe963b135d71c0532ce0bf5c8951a3cd..7586ff2ad1f17274f764a62d3622f9c8d2209c0b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ static int mmc_bus_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		return ret;
 
 	ret = host->bus_ops->suspend(host);
+	if (ret)
+		pm_generic_resume(dev);
+
 	return ret;
 }