diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
index d9e8c2b7f4c5..3b7ca8ac0e61 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
@@ -127,10 +127,16 @@ static int mmc_bus_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mmc_driver *drv = to_mmc_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (dev->driver && drv->suspend)
+	if (dev->driver && drv->suspend) {
 		ret = drv->suspend(card);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = host->bus_ops->suspend(host);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -138,10 +144,17 @@ static int mmc_bus_resume(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct mmc_driver *drv = to_mmc_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
-	int ret = 0;
+	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = host->bus_ops->resume(host);
+	if (ret)
+		pr_warn("%s: error %d during resume (card was removed?)\n",
+			mmc_hostname(host), ret);
 
 	if (dev->driver && drv->resume)
 		ret = drv->resume(card);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index da3b9078ea65..49a5bca418bd 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -2619,16 +2619,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_cache_ctrl);
  */
 int mmc_suspend_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
-	int err = 0;
-
-	mmc_bus_get(host);
-	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead) {
-		if (host->bus_ops->suspend)
-			err = host->bus_ops->suspend(host);
-	}
-	mmc_bus_put(host);
-
-	return err;
+	/* This function is deprecated */
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_suspend_host);
 
@@ -2638,19 +2630,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_suspend_host);
  */
 int mmc_resume_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
-	int err;
-
-	mmc_bus_get(host);
-	if (host->bus_ops && !host->bus_dead) {
-		BUG_ON(!host->bus_ops->resume);
-		err = host->bus_ops->resume(host);
-		if (err)
-			pr_warning("%s: error %d during resume "
-					    "(card was removed?)\n",
-					    mmc_hostname(host), err);
-	}
-	mmc_bus_put(host);
-
+	/* This function is deprecated */
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_resume_host);