diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 58d5436ff649fb7b0319657464344be692a583c8..aa25eae65402898a20e598316e87b6fe2c589ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -127,11 +127,15 @@ static void sdhci_mask_irqs(struct sdhci_host *host, u32 irqs)
 
 static void sdhci_set_card_detection(struct sdhci_host *host, bool enable)
 {
-	u32 irqs = SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE | SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT;
+	u32 present, irqs;
 
 	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_CARD_DETECTION)
 		return;
 
+	present = sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_PRESENT_STATE) &
+			      SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;
+	irqs = present ? SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE : SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT;
+
 	if (enable)
 		sdhci_unmask_irqs(host, irqs);
 	else
@@ -2154,13 +2158,30 @@ static irqreturn_t sdhci_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		mmc_hostname(host->mmc), intmask);
 
 	if (intmask & (SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT | SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE)) {
+		u32 present = sdhci_readl(host, SDHCI_PRESENT_STATE) &
+			      SDHCI_CARD_PRESENT;
+
+		/*
+		 * There is a observation on i.mx esdhc.  INSERT bit will be
+		 * immediately set again when it gets cleared, if a card is
+		 * inserted.  We have to mask the irq to prevent interrupt
+		 * storm which will freeze the system.  And the REMOVE gets
+		 * the same situation.
+		 *
+		 * More testing are needed here to ensure it works for other
+		 * platforms though.
+		 */
+		sdhci_mask_irqs(host, present ? SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT :
+						SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE);
+		sdhci_unmask_irqs(host, present ? SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE :
+						  SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT);
+
 		sdhci_writel(host, intmask & (SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT |
-			SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE), SDHCI_INT_STATUS);
+			     SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE), SDHCI_INT_STATUS);
+		intmask &= ~(SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT | SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE);
 		tasklet_schedule(&host->card_tasklet);
 	}
 
-	intmask &= ~(SDHCI_INT_CARD_INSERT | SDHCI_INT_CARD_REMOVE);
-
 	if (intmask & SDHCI_INT_CMD_MASK) {
 		sdhci_writel(host, intmask & SDHCI_INT_CMD_MASK,
 			SDHCI_INT_STATUS);