diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 447eef8217c7..47055f3f01b8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1823,7 +1823,6 @@ static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 	struct sdhci_host *host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	u16 ctrl;
 	int tuning_loop_counter = MAX_TUNING_LOOP;
-	unsigned long timeout;
 	int err = 0;
 	unsigned long flags;
 
@@ -1882,14 +1881,10 @@ static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 	 * Issue CMD19 repeatedly till Execute Tuning is set to 0 or the number
 	 * of loops reaches 40 times or a timeout of 150ms occurs.
 	 */
-	timeout = 150;
 	do {
 		struct mmc_command cmd = {0};
 		struct mmc_request mrq = {NULL};
 
-		if (!tuning_loop_counter && !timeout)
-			break;
-
 		cmd.opcode = opcode;
 		cmd.arg = 0;
 		cmd.flags = MMC_RSP_R1 | MMC_CMD_ADTC;
@@ -1897,6 +1892,9 @@ static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 		cmd.data = NULL;
 		cmd.error = 0;
 
+		if (tuning_loop_counter-- == 0)
+			break;
+
 		mrq.cmd = &cmd;
 		host->mrq = &mrq;
 
@@ -1954,8 +1952,6 @@ static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 		host->tuning_done = 0;
 
 		ctrl = sdhci_readw(host, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL2);
-		tuning_loop_counter--;
-		timeout--;
 
 		/* eMMC spec does not require a delay between tuning cycles */
 		if (opcode == MMC_SEND_TUNING_BLOCK)
@@ -1966,17 +1962,15 @@ static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode)
 	 * The Host Driver has exhausted the maximum number of loops allowed,
 	 * so use fixed sampling frequency.
 	 */
-	if (!tuning_loop_counter || !timeout) {
+	if (tuning_loop_counter < 0) {
 		ctrl &= ~SDHCI_CTRL_TUNED_CLK;
 		sdhci_writew(host, ctrl, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL2);
+	}
+	if (!(ctrl & SDHCI_CTRL_TUNED_CLK)) {
+		pr_info(DRIVER_NAME ": Tuning procedure"
+			" failed, falling back to fixed sampling"
+			" clock\n");
 		err = -EIO;
-	} else {
-		if (!(ctrl & SDHCI_CTRL_TUNED_CLK)) {
-			pr_info(DRIVER_NAME ": Tuning procedure"
-				" failed, falling back to fixed sampling"
-				" clock\n");
-			err = -EIO;
-		}
 	}
 
 out: