diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index fbc7efdddcb5..2cadf0891f15 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -2716,17 +2716,6 @@ int sdhci_resume_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 			host->ops->enable_dma(host);
 	}
 
-	if (!device_may_wakeup(mmc_dev(host->mmc))) {
-		ret = request_threaded_irq(host->irq, sdhci_irq,
-					   sdhci_thread_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
-					   mmc_hostname(host->mmc), host);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-	} else {
-		sdhci_disable_irq_wakeups(host);
-		disable_irq_wake(host->irq);
-	}
-
 	if ((host->mmc->pm_flags & MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER) &&
 	    (host->quirks2 & SDHCI_QUIRK2_HOST_OFF_CARD_ON)) {
 		/* Card keeps power but host controller does not */
@@ -2739,6 +2728,17 @@ int sdhci_resume_host(struct sdhci_host *host)
 		mmiowb();
 	}
 
+	if (!device_may_wakeup(mmc_dev(host->mmc))) {
+		ret = request_threaded_irq(host->irq, sdhci_irq,
+					   sdhci_thread_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
+					   mmc_hostname(host->mmc), host);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	} else {
+		sdhci_disable_irq_wakeups(host);
+		disable_irq_wake(host->irq);
+	}
+
 	sdhci_enable_card_detection(host);
 
 	return ret;