diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 0962a4357d54..d7965b53a6d2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@ static void sdio_run_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 	if (host->sdio_irqs) {
 		process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
-		if (host->ops->ack_sdio_irq)
-			host->ops->ack_sdio_irq(host);
+		host->ops->ack_sdio_irq(host);
 	}
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 }
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index cf87c673cbb8..4704b77259ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ struct mmc_host_ops {
 	int	(*get_cd)(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 	void	(*enable_sdio_irq)(struct mmc_host *host, int enable);
+	/* Mandatory callback when using MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD. */
 	void	(*ack_sdio_irq)(struct mmc_host *host);
 
 	/* optional callback for HC quirks */