diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index e636d9e99e4a..3fc40a7140a8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -992,8 +992,16 @@ static int mmc_sdio_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!err && host->sdio_irqs)
-		wake_up_process(host->sdio_irq_thread);
+	if (!err && host->sdio_irqs) {
+		if (!(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD)) {
+			wake_up_process(host->sdio_irq_thread);
+		} else if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ) {
+			mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
+			host->ops->enable_sdio_irq(host, 1);
+			mmc_host_clk_release(host);
+		}
+	}
+
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 
 	host->pm_flags &= ~MMC_PM_KEEP_POWER;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 5cc13c8d35bb..696eca493844 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static int sdio_card_irq_get(struct mmc_card *card)
 				host->sdio_irqs--;
 				return err;
 			}
-		} else {
+		} else if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ) {
 			mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
 			host->ops->enable_sdio_irq(host, 1);
 			mmc_host_clk_release(host);
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ static int sdio_card_irq_put(struct mmc_card *card)
 		if (!(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD)) {
 			atomic_set(&host->sdio_irq_thread_abort, 1);
 			kthread_stop(host->sdio_irq_thread);
-		} else {
+		} else if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_SDIO_IRQ) {
 			mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
 			host->ops->enable_sdio_irq(host, 0);
 			mmc_host_clk_release(host);