diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index b299a24d33f96592e36c7463f80d601811c709d2..d206f2de80d2331130a106155c3fbc7862ab95c6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static int process_sdio_pending_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	struct mmc_card *card = host->card;
 	int i, ret, count;
+	bool sdio_irq_pending = host->sdio_irq_pending;
 	unsigned char pending;
 	struct sdio_func *func;
 
@@ -42,13 +43,16 @@ static int process_sdio_pending_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 	if (mmc_card_suspended(card))
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Clear the flag to indicate that we have processed the IRQ. */
+	host->sdio_irq_pending = false;
+
 	/*
 	 * Optimization, if there is only 1 function interrupt registered
 	 * and we know an IRQ was signaled then call irq handler directly.
 	 * Otherwise do the full probe.
 	 */
 	func = card->sdio_single_irq;
-	if (func && host->sdio_irq_pending) {
+	if (func && sdio_irq_pending) {
 		func->irq_handler(func);
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -100,7 +104,6 @@ void sdio_run_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	if (host->sdio_irqs) {
-		host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
 		process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
 		if (host->ops->ack_sdio_irq)
 			host->ops->ack_sdio_irq(host);
@@ -119,6 +122,7 @@ void sdio_irq_work(struct work_struct *work)
 
 void sdio_signal_irq(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
+	host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
 	queue_delayed_work(system_wq, &host->sdio_irq_work, 0);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdio_signal_irq);
@@ -164,7 +168,6 @@ static int sdio_irq_thread(void *_host)
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 		ret = process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
-		host->sdio_irq_pending = false;
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 
 		/*