diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
index 0189e3edbbbe..a4b2bfc31503 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_sdio.c
@@ -823,6 +823,7 @@ static int sdio_read_int(struct wilc *wilc, u32 *int_status)
 	if (!g_sdio.irq_gpio) {
 		int i;
 
+		cmd.read_write = 0;
 		cmd.function = 1;
 		cmd.address = 0x04;
 		cmd.data = 0;