diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 5db49b124ffa158793e0cfb3d1db72321679d440..09eee6df0653c84fc5c08023f8913a6afbb884a7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1631,6 +1631,19 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead) {
 		if (host->bus_ops->suspend)
 			err = host->bus_ops->suspend(host);
+		if (err == -ENOSYS || !host->bus_ops->resume) {
+			/*
+			 * We simply "remove" the card in this case.
+			 * It will be redetected on resume.
+			 */
+			if (host->bus_ops->remove)
+				host->bus_ops->remove(host);
+			mmc_claim_host(host);
+			mmc_detach_bus(host);
+			mmc_release_host(host);
+			host->pm_flags = 0;
+			err = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	mmc_bus_put(host);