diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 7289e999d1fc..5ae6b159dbea 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static void mmc_power_up(struct mmc_host *host)
 	mmc_host_clk_release(host);
 }
 
-static void mmc_power_off(struct mmc_host *host)
+void mmc_power_off(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
 
@@ -1289,8 +1289,7 @@ void mmc_attach_bus(struct mmc_host *host, const struct mmc_bus_ops *ops)
 }
 
 /*
- * Remove the current bus handler from a host. Assumes that there are
- * no interesting cards left, so the bus is powered down.
+ * Remove the current bus handler from a host.
  */
 void mmc_detach_bus(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
@@ -1307,8 +1306,6 @@ void mmc_detach_bus(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 
-	mmc_power_off(host);
-
 	mmc_bus_put(host);
 }
 
@@ -1893,6 +1890,7 @@ void mmc_stop_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
+		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 		mmc_bus_put(host);
 		return;
@@ -2022,6 +2020,7 @@ int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 				host->bus_ops->remove(host);
 			mmc_claim_host(host);
 			mmc_detach_bus(host);
+			mmc_power_off(host);
 			mmc_release_host(host);
 			host->pm_flags = 0;
 			err = 0;
@@ -2109,6 +2108,7 @@ int mmc_pm_notify(struct notifier_block *notify_block,
 			host->bus_ops->remove(host);
 
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
+		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 		host->pm_flags = 0;
 		break;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
index d9411ed2a39b..14664f1fb16f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ int mmc_set_signal_voltage(struct mmc_host *host, int signal_voltage,
 			   bool cmd11);
 void mmc_set_timing(struct mmc_host *host, unsigned int timing);
 void mmc_set_driver_type(struct mmc_host *host, unsigned int drv_type);
+void mmc_power_off(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 static inline void mmc_delay(unsigned int ms)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index f73fceea5dbd..3b7c069a4ea6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -892,6 +892,7 @@ static void mmc_detect(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
+		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
index 0370e03e3142..4c281a4bf058 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd.c
@@ -1043,6 +1043,7 @@ static void mmc_sd_detect(struct mmc_host *host)
 
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
+		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index 262fff019177..ac492ac974e1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -597,6 +597,7 @@ out:
 
 		mmc_claim_host(host);
 		mmc_detach_bus(host);
+		mmc_power_off(host);
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 	}
 }