diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-h3-mmc.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-h3-mmc.c
index 0d8a3c195e2e01872efd43394e333dea2f7aa43d..5e8877ce35e09718f811578ffbcf93ee166bdf2c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-h3-mmc.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-h3-mmc.c
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 static int mmc_set_power(struct device *dev, int slot, int power_on,
 				int vdd)
 {
-	if (power_on)
-		gpio_direction_output(H3_TPS_GPIO_MMC_PWR_EN, 1);
-	else
-		gpio_direction_output(H3_TPS_GPIO_MMC_PWR_EN, 0);
-
+	gpio_set_value(H3_TPS_GPIO_MMC_PWR_EN, power_on);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
index 7bc7a3cb9c510459953bb45012f9c70653e55a6c..d1ed1365319e6abfe6397952bcb08a8c47090797 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/board-nokia770.c
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@ static struct omap_usb_config nokia770_usb_config __initdata = {
 static int nokia770_mmc_set_power(struct device *dev, int slot, int power_on,
 				int vdd)
 {
-	if (power_on)
-		gpio_set_value(NOKIA770_GPIO_MMC_POWER, 1);
-	else
-		gpio_set_value(NOKIA770_GPIO_MMC_POWER, 0);
-
+	gpio_set_value(NOKIA770_GPIO_MMC_POWER, power_on);
 	return 0;
 }