diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index a2aa860956efb44085a766d76b9c7c1e98cc7992..22050525be84910733802a70543b309b26e3906d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2355,7 +2355,13 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 		cancel_delayed_work(&host->disable);
 	cancel_delayed_work(&host->detect);
 	mmc_flush_scheduled_work();
-	err = mmc_cache_ctrl(host, 0);
+	if (mmc_try_claim_host(host)) {
+		err = mmc_cache_ctrl(host, 0);
+		mmc_do_release_host(host);
+	} else {
+		err = -EBUSY;
+	}
+
 	if (err)
 		goto out;