diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
index 14fafafc12d38606e8b0b60458d4b3983de63dd6..1c37854c0f33840fd0828d2426457da387b0cf78 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
@@ -419,8 +419,6 @@ static void sh_mmcif_request_dma(struct sh_mmcif_host *host,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto ecfgrx;
 
-	init_completion(&host->dma_complete);
-
 	return;
 
 ecfgrx:
@@ -1061,6 +1059,12 @@ static bool sh_mmcif_end_cmd(struct sh_mmcif_host *host)
 	if (!data)
 		return false;
 
+	/*
+	 * Completion can be signalled from DMA callback and error, so, have to
+	 * reset here, before setting .dma_active
+	 */
+	init_completion(&host->dma_complete);
+
 	if (data->flags & MMC_DATA_READ) {
 		if (host->chan_rx)
 			sh_mmcif_start_dma_rx(host);