diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index a78b4dc3fd9e..ebfdea444f42 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ int sdio_reset_comm(struct mmc_card *card)
 	int err;
 
 	printk("%s():\n", __func__);
-	mmc_claim_host(host);
-
 	mmc_go_idle(host);
 
 	mmc_set_clock(host, host->f_min);
@@ -665,12 +663,13 @@ int sdio_reset_comm(struct mmc_card *card)
 	err = sdio_enable_wide(card);
 	if (err)
 		goto err;
-	mmc_release_host(host);
+
 	return 0;
-err:
+ err:
 	printk("%s: Error resetting SDIO communications (%d)\n",
 	       mmc_hostname(host), err);
-	mmc_release_host(host);
 	return err;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(sdio_reset_comm);
+
+