diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 828e60ea528c9521b512581ce1e462f3fdf0aa83..0842f682925037663cdd0d63b99b6721a3ed5034 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,8 @@ void mmc_stop_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
+		mmc_bus_put(host);
+		return;
 	}
 	mmc_bus_put(host);