diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
index 6e408452855c..28a4a4535f38 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/s3cmci.c
@@ -681,9 +681,9 @@ out:
 fail_request:
 	host->mrq->data->error = -EINVAL;
 	host->complete_what = COMPLETION_FINALIZE;
-	writel(0, host->base + host->sdiimsk);
-	goto out;
+	clear_imask(host);
 
+	goto out;
 }
 
 static void finalize_request(struct s3cmci_host *host)
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static void finalize_request(struct s3cmci_host *host)
 	writel(0, host->base + S3C2410_SDICMDARG);
 	writel(S3C2410_SDIDCON_STOP, host->base + S3C2410_SDIDCON);
 	writel(0, host->base + S3C2410_SDICMDCON);
-	writel(0, host->base + host->sdiimsk);
+	clear_imask(host);
 
 	if (cmd->data && cmd->error)
 		cmd->data->error = cmd->error;