diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
index 81d4dc034793..fddd0be196f4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
@@ -394,7 +394,8 @@ static int sdhci_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Power on the SDHCI controller and its children */
 	acpi_device_fix_up_power(device);
 	list_for_each_entry(child, &device->children, node)
-		acpi_device_fix_up_power(child);
+		if (child->status.present && child->status.enabled)
+			acpi_device_fix_up_power(child);
 
 	if (acpi_bus_get_status(device) || !device->status.present)
 		return -ENODEV;