diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 48a5d2e04cea..33b98595d8d7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -756,16 +756,25 @@ static inline int mmc_blk_part_switch(struct mmc_card *card,
 	if (mmc_card_mmc(card)) {
 		u8 part_config = card->ext_csd.part_config;
 
+		if (md->part_type == EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG_ACC_RPMB)
+			mmc_retune_pause(card->host);
+
 		part_config &= ~EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG_ACC_MASK;
 		part_config |= md->part_type;
 
 		ret = mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL,
 				 EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG, part_config,
 				 card->ext_csd.part_time);
-		if (ret)
+		if (ret) {
+			if (md->part_type == EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG_ACC_RPMB)
+				mmc_retune_unpause(card->host);
 			return ret;
+		}
 
 		card->ext_csd.part_config = part_config;
+
+		if (main_md->part_curr == EXT_CSD_PART_CONFIG_ACC_RPMB)
+			mmc_retune_unpause(card->host);
 	}
 
 	main_md->part_curr = md->part_type;