diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index acbc3f2aaaf9..f396d1bb4ac4 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2403,6 +2403,11 @@ void mmc_rescan(struct work_struct *work)
 		container_of(work, struct mmc_host, detect.work);
 	int i;
 
+	if (host->trigger_card_event && host->ops->card_event) {
+		host->ops->card_event(host);
+		host->trigger_card_event = false;
+	}
+
 	if (host->rescan_disable)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
index f7650b899e3d..5f89cb83d5f0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_gpio_cd_irqt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	/* Schedule a card detection after a debounce timeout */
 	struct mmc_host *host = dev_id;
 
-	if (host->ops->card_event)
-		host->ops->card_event(host);
-
+	host->trigger_card_event = true;
 	mmc_detect_change(host, msecs_to_jiffies(200));
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index 35354207e71f..0cf705c83998 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -319,6 +319,8 @@ struct mmc_host {
 	int			rescan_disable;	/* disable card detection */
 	int			rescan_entered;	/* used with nonremovable devices */
 
+	bool			trigger_card_event; /* card_event necessary */
+
 	struct mmc_card		*card;		/* device attached to this host */
 
 	wait_queue_head_t	wq;