diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
index ef2ce725c31d..9d79df7ca214 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/meson-gx-mmc.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ static void meson_mmc_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 	meson_mmc_clk_set(host, ios->clock);
 
 	/* Bus width */
-	val = readl(host->regs + SD_EMMC_CFG);
 	switch (ios->bus_width) {
 	case MMC_BUS_WIDTH_1:
 		bus_width = CFG_BUS_WIDTH_1;
@@ -386,7 +385,6 @@ static void meson_mmc_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 		dev_err(host->dev, "Invalid ios->bus_width: %u.  Setting to 4.\n",
 			ios->bus_width);
 		bus_width = CFG_BUS_WIDTH_4;
-		return;
 	}
 
 	val = readl(host->regs + SD_EMMC_CFG);