diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 66b4198d0e81..a8c17b4cd737 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ int mmc_cqe_recovery(struct mmc_host *host)
 	cmd.busy_timeout = MMC_CQE_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT;
 	mmc_wait_for_cmd(host, &cmd, MMC_CMD_RETRIES);
 
+	mmc_poll_for_busy(host->card, MMC_CQE_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT, true, MMC_BUSY_IO);
+
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.opcode       = MMC_CMDQ_TASK_MGMT;
 	cmd.arg          = 1; /* Discard entire queue */