diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index 5c4a54d9b6a402ed92dad1ad5b9d1252d908d368..ebc62ad4cc567b7aee3313835050770dd1ff14f0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ int mmc_attach_sdio(struct mmc_host *host)
 	 */
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 	err = mmc_add_card(host->card);
-	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	if (err)
 		goto remove_added;
 
@@ -805,12 +804,12 @@ int mmc_attach_sdio(struct mmc_host *host)
 			goto remove_added;
 	}
 
+	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	return 0;
 
 
 remove_added:
 	/* Remove without lock if the device has been added. */
-	mmc_release_host(host);
 	mmc_sdio_remove(host);
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 remove: