diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 176d125f5b57..1240a85a9aa2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -942,13 +942,13 @@ static int mmc_sd_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host)) {
 		err = mmc_send_relative_addr(host, &card->rca);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto free_card;
 	}
 
 	if (!oldcard) {
 		err = mmc_sd_get_csd(host, card);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto free_card;
 
 		mmc_decode_cid(card);
 	}
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ static int mmc_sd_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host)) {
 		err = mmc_select_card(card);
 		if (err)
-			return err;
+			goto free_card;
 	}
 
 	err = mmc_sd_setup_card(host, card, oldcard != NULL);