diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
index 47ac53e91241..201b8ed37f2e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac.c
@@ -229,15 +229,12 @@ static void renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_issue_tasklet_fn(unsigned long arg)
 					    DTRAN_CTRL_DM_START);
 }
 
-static void renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete_tasklet_fn(unsigned long arg)
+static bool renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 {
-	struct tmio_mmc_host *host = (struct tmio_mmc_host *)arg;
 	enum dma_data_direction dir;
 
-	spin_lock_irq(&host->lock);
-
 	if (!host->data)
-		goto out;
+		return false;
 
 	if (host->data->flags & MMC_DATA_READ)
 		dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
@@ -250,6 +247,17 @@ static void renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete_tasklet_fn(unsigned long arg)
 	if (dir == DMA_FROM_DEVICE)
 		clear_bit(SDHI_INTERNAL_DMAC_RX_IN_USE, &global_flags);
 
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete_tasklet_fn(unsigned long arg)
+{
+	struct tmio_mmc_host *host = (struct tmio_mmc_host *)arg;
+
+	spin_lock_irq(&host->lock);
+	if (!renesas_sdhi_internal_dmac_complete(host))
+		goto out;
+
 	tmio_mmc_do_data_irq(host);
 out:
 	spin_unlock_irq(&host->lock);