diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index fb6446a6fb4..4526d2791f2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -2323,8 +2323,8 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 			}
 		}
 		cancel_work_sync(&host->mmc_carddetect_work);
-		mmc_host_enable(host->mmc);
 		ret = mmc_suspend_host(host->mmc);
+		mmc_host_enable(host->mmc);
 		if (ret == 0) {
 			omap_hsmmc_disable_irq(host);
 			OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, HCTL,