diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 6d4b72080d5124094afbde859b8fa9341c1f4e1f..44d9c86bd2d4baedf542ed9da75b1cf7321dd1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ static int process_sdio_pending_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 void sdio_run_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
-	host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
-	process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
+	if (host->sdio_irqs) {
+		host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
+		process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
+	}
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdio_run_irqs);