diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
index b2080d8b801f872496afe36a2ec2a1ee29b7febc..e52c3bdeaf04b1e0a83a1c8a65a09ed29d284d7b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
@@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ static int sdio_read_int(struct wilc *wilc, u32 *int_status)
 	if (!g_sdio.irq_gpio) {
 		int i;
 
+		cmd.read_write = 0;
 		cmd.function = 1;
 		cmd.address = 0x04;
 		cmd.data = 0;