diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 8b3a1222e665..39f28af34cb6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2486,6 +2486,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_flush_cache);
  * Turn the cache ON/OFF.
  * Turning the cache OFF shall trigger flushing of the data
  * to the non-volatile storage.
+ * This function should be called with host claimed
  */
 int mmc_cache_ctrl(struct mmc_host *host, u8 enable)
 {
@@ -2497,7 +2498,6 @@ int mmc_cache_ctrl(struct mmc_host *host, u8 enable)
 			mmc_card_is_removable(host))
 		return err;
 
-	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	if (card && mmc_card_mmc(card) &&
 			(card->ext_csd.cache_size > 0)) {
 		enable = !!enable;
@@ -2515,7 +2515,6 @@ int mmc_cache_ctrl(struct mmc_host *host, u8 enable)
 				card->ext_csd.cache_ctrl = enable;
 		}
 	}
-	mmc_release_host(host);
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -2534,10 +2533,6 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 	cancel_delayed_work(&host->detect);
 	mmc_flush_scheduled_work();
 
-	err = mmc_cache_ctrl(host, 0);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
-
 	mmc_bus_get(host);
 	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead) {
 		if (host->bus_ops->suspend) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index e6e39111e05b..dc17d4097f9a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1379,6 +1379,11 @@ static int mmc_suspend(struct mmc_host *host)
 	BUG_ON(!host->card);
 
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
+
+	err = mmc_cache_ctrl(host, 0);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (mmc_can_poweroff_notify(host->card))
 		err = mmc_poweroff_notify(host->card, EXT_CSD_POWER_OFF_SHORT);
 	else if (mmc_card_can_sleep(host))
@@ -1386,8 +1391,9 @@ static int mmc_suspend(struct mmc_host *host)
 	else if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host))
 		err = mmc_deselect_cards(host);
 	host->card->state &= ~(MMC_STATE_HIGHSPEED | MMC_STATE_HIGHSPEED_200);
-	mmc_release_host(host);
 
+out:
+	mmc_release_host(host);
 	return err;
 }