diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index fe207e5420324af3db9411902bcbedeb19e6f60f..16d6597740b9eeae4e25b88021a2ab9d20d9cb0f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -1524,13 +1524,13 @@ static void mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
 	}
 	if (rq_data_dir(req) == READ) {
 		brq->cmd.opcode = readcmd;
-		brq->data.flags |= MMC_DATA_READ;
+		brq->data.flags = MMC_DATA_READ;
 		if (brq->mrq.stop)
 			brq->stop.flags = MMC_RSP_SPI_R1 | MMC_RSP_R1 |
 					MMC_CMD_AC;
 	} else {
 		brq->cmd.opcode = writecmd;
-		brq->data.flags |= MMC_DATA_WRITE;
+		brq->data.flags = MMC_DATA_WRITE;
 		if (brq->mrq.stop)
 			brq->stop.flags = MMC_RSP_SPI_R1B | MMC_RSP_R1B |
 					MMC_CMD_AC;
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ static void mmc_blk_packed_hdr_wrq_prep(struct mmc_queue_req *mqrq,
 
 	brq->data.blksz = 512;
 	brq->data.blocks = packed->blocks + hdr_blocks;
-	brq->data.flags |= MMC_DATA_WRITE;
+	brq->data.flags = MMC_DATA_WRITE;
 
 	brq->stop.opcode = MMC_STOP_TRANSMISSION;
 	brq->stop.arg = 0;