diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 55179f1001fb..40e9d8e45f25 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -2926,15 +2926,15 @@ void dw_mci_remove(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	mci_writel(host, RINTSTS, 0xFFFFFFFF);
-	mci_writel(host, INTMASK, 0); /* disable all mmc interrupt first */
-
 	for (i = 0; i < host->num_slots; i++) {
 		dev_dbg(host->dev, "remove slot %d\n", i);
 		if (host->slot[i])
 			dw_mci_cleanup_slot(host->slot[i], i);
 	}
 
+	mci_writel(host, RINTSTS, 0xFFFFFFFF);
+	mci_writel(host, INTMASK, 0); /* disable all mmc interrupt first */
+
 	/* disable clock to CIU */
 	mci_writel(host, CLKENA, 0);
 	mci_writel(host, CLKSRC, 0);