diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
index 863f1dbbfc1b..f7c6e0542de7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
@@ -121,20 +121,18 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_gpio_request_ro);
 void mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	struct mmc_gpio *ctx = host->slot.handler_priv;
-	int ret, irq;
+	int irq = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (host->slot.cd_irq >= 0 || !ctx || !ctx->cd_gpio)
 		return;
 
-	irq = gpiod_to_irq(ctx->cd_gpio);
-
 	/*
-	 * Even if gpiod_to_irq() returns a valid IRQ number, the platform might
-	 * still prefer to poll, e.g., because that IRQ number is already used
-	 * by another unit and cannot be shared.
+	 * Do not use IRQ if the platform prefers to poll, e.g., because that
+	 * IRQ number is already used by another unit and cannot be shared.
 	 */
-	if (irq >= 0 && host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL)
-		irq = -EINVAL;
+	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEEDS_POLL))
+		irq = gpiod_to_irq(ctx->cd_gpio);
 
 	if (irq >= 0) {
 		if (!ctx->cd_gpio_isr)