diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
index 11d2bc3b51d578a357fd9b857084db1a89a91741..d25bc97dc5c60063bb609b22973e41790ced9762 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mmcif.c
@@ -1466,9 +1466,9 @@ static int __devexit sh_mmcif_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, NULL);
 
+	clk_disable(host->hclk);
 	mmc_free_host(host->mmc);
 	pm_runtime_put_sync(&pdev->dev);
-	clk_disable(host->hclk);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	return 0;