diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
index 639f87ba1606..c8fd3cb91789 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
@@ -1708,8 +1708,6 @@ static int wbsd_init(struct device *dev, int base, int irq, int dma,
 
 		wbsd_release_resources(host);
 		wbsd_free_mmc(dev);
-
-		mmc_free_host(mmc);
 		return ret;
 	}