diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 3f581400f53b..4237d8ae878c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2540,11 +2540,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_get_cd_nogpio);
 static int sdhci_check_ro(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
 	bool allow_invert = false;
-	unsigned long flags;
 	int is_readonly;
 
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
-
 	if (host->flags & SDHCI_DEVICE_DEAD) {
 		is_readonly = 0;
 	} else if (host->ops->get_ro) {
@@ -2559,8 +2556,6 @@ static int sdhci_check_ro(struct sdhci_host *host)
 		allow_invert = true;
 	}
 
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
-
 	if (is_readonly >= 0 &&
 	    allow_invert &&
 	    (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_INVERTED_WRITE_PROTECT))