diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
index 33919d2b35d1..ba2bc20f5d9a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
@@ -1262,6 +1262,21 @@ static int sdhci_msm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			       CORE_VENDOR_SPEC_CAPABILITIES0);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Power on reset state may trigger power irq if previous status of
+	 * PWRCTL was either BUS_ON or IO_HIGH_V. So before enabling pwr irq
+	 * interrupt in GIC, any pending power irq interrupt should be
+	 * acknowledged. Otherwise power irq interrupt handler would be
+	 * fired prematurely.
+	 */
+	sdhci_msm_voltage_switch(host);
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure that above writes are propogated before interrupt enablement
+	 * in GIC.
+	 */
+	mb();
+
 	/* Setup IRQ for handling power/voltage tasks with PMIC */
 	msm_host->pwr_irq = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "pwr_irq");
 	if (msm_host->pwr_irq < 0) {
@@ -1271,6 +1286,9 @@ static int sdhci_msm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clk_disable;
 	}
 
+	/* Enable pwr irq interrupts */
+	writel_relaxed(INT_MASK, msm_host->core_mem + CORE_PWRCTL_MASK);
+
 	ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&pdev->dev, msm_host->pwr_irq, NULL,
 					sdhci_msm_pwr_irq, IRQF_ONESHOT,
 					dev_name(&pdev->dev), host);