diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index a9ad9f5fa949..c3ecec3f6ddc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ static int __mmc_blk_ioctl_cmd(struct mmc_card *card, struct mmc_blk_data *md,
 		return mmc_sanitize(card, idata->ic.cmd_timeout_ms);
 
 	mmc_wait_for_req(card->host, &mrq);
+	memcpy(&idata->ic.response, cmd.resp, sizeof(cmd.resp));
 
 	if (cmd.error) {
 		dev_err(mmc_dev(card->host), "%s: cmd error %d\n",
@@ -567,8 +568,6 @@ static int __mmc_blk_ioctl_cmd(struct mmc_card *card, struct mmc_blk_data *md,
 	if (idata->ic.postsleep_min_us)
 		usleep_range(idata->ic.postsleep_min_us, idata->ic.postsleep_max_us);
 
-	memcpy(&(idata->ic.response), cmd.resp, sizeof(cmd.resp));
-
 	if (idata->rpmb || (cmd.flags & MMC_RSP_R1B) == MMC_RSP_R1B) {
 		/*
 		 * Ensure RPMB/R1B command has completed by polling CMD13