diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index ff9b0fcf8300..38099bafcd4c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -467,145 +467,6 @@ static void dw_mci_dmac_complete_dma(void *arg)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void dw_mci_prepare_desc64(struct dw_mci *host,
-					 struct mmc_data *data,
-					 unsigned int sg_len)
-{
-	unsigned int desc_len;
-	struct idmac_desc_64addr *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
-	int i;
-
-	desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
-		unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
-
-		u64 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
-
-		for ( ; length ; desc++) {
-			desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
-				   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
-
-			length -= desc_len;
-
-			/*
-			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
-			 * for this descriptor
-			 */
-			desc->des0 = IDMAC_DES0_OWN | IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
-						IDMAC_DES0_CH;
-
-			/* Buffer length */
-			IDMAC_64ADDR_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
-
-			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
-			desc->des4 = mem_addr & 0xffffffff;
-			desc->des5 = mem_addr >> 32;
-
-			/* Update physical address for the next desc */
-			mem_addr += desc_len;
-
-			/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
-			desc_last = desc;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Set first descriptor */
-	desc_first->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_FD;
-
-	/* Set last descriptor */
-	desc_last->des0 &= ~(IDMAC_DES0_CH | IDMAC_DES0_DIC);
-	desc_last->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_LD;
-}
-
-
-static inline void dw_mci_prepare_desc32(struct dw_mci *host,
-					 struct mmc_data *data,
-					 unsigned int sg_len)
-{
-	unsigned int desc_len;
-	struct idmac_desc *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
-	int i;
-
-	desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
-		unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
-
-		u32 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
-
-		for ( ; length ; desc++) {
-			desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
-				   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
-
-			length -= desc_len;
-
-			/*
-			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
-			 * for this descriptor
-			 */
-			desc->des0 = cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_OWN |
-						 IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
-						 IDMAC_DES0_CH);
-
-			/* Buffer length */
-			IDMAC_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
-
-			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
-			desc->des2 = cpu_to_le32(mem_addr);
-
-			/* Update physical address for the next desc */
-			mem_addr += desc_len;
-
-			/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
-			desc_last = desc;
-		}
-	}
-
-	/* Set first descriptor */
-	desc_first->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_FD);
-
-	/* Set last descriptor */
-	desc_last->des0 &= cpu_to_le32(~(IDMAC_DES0_CH |
-				       IDMAC_DES0_DIC));
-	desc_last->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_LD);
-}
-
-static int dw_mci_idmac_start_dma(struct dw_mci *host, unsigned int sg_len)
-{
-	u32 temp;
-
-	if (host->dma_64bit_address == 1)
-		dw_mci_prepare_desc64(host, host->data, sg_len);
-	else
-		dw_mci_prepare_desc32(host, host->data, sg_len);
-
-	/* drain writebuffer */
-	wmb();
-
-	/* Make sure to reset DMA in case we did PIO before this */
-	dw_mci_ctrl_reset(host, SDMMC_CTRL_DMA_RESET);
-	dw_mci_idmac_reset(host);
-
-	/* Select IDMAC interface */
-	temp = mci_readl(host, CTRL);
-	temp |= SDMMC_CTRL_USE_IDMAC;
-	mci_writel(host, CTRL, temp);
-
-	/* drain writebuffer */
-	wmb();
-
-	/* Enable the IDMAC */
-	temp = mci_readl(host, BMOD);
-	temp |= SDMMC_IDMAC_ENABLE | SDMMC_IDMAC_FB;
-	mci_writel(host, BMOD, temp);
-
-	/* Start it running */
-	mci_writel(host, PLDMND, 1);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int dw_mci_idmac_init(struct dw_mci *host)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -680,6 +541,195 @@ static int dw_mci_idmac_init(struct dw_mci *host)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int dw_mci_prepare_desc64(struct dw_mci *host,
+					 struct mmc_data *data,
+					 unsigned int sg_len)
+{
+	unsigned int desc_len;
+	struct idmac_desc_64addr *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	int i;
+
+	desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
+		unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
+
+		u64 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
+
+		for ( ; length ; desc++) {
+			desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
+				   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
+
+			length -= desc_len;
+
+			/*
+			 * Wait for the former clear OWN bit operation
+			 * of IDMAC to make sure that this descriptor
+			 * isn't still owned by IDMAC as IDMAC's write
+			 * ops and CPU's read ops are asynchronous.
+			 */
+			timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+			while (readl(&desc->des0) & IDMAC_DES0_OWN) {
+				if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
+					goto err_own_bit;
+				udelay(10);
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
+			 * for this descriptor
+			 */
+			desc->des0 = IDMAC_DES0_OWN | IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
+						IDMAC_DES0_CH;
+
+			/* Buffer length */
+			IDMAC_64ADDR_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
+
+			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
+			desc->des4 = mem_addr & 0xffffffff;
+			desc->des5 = mem_addr >> 32;
+
+			/* Update physical address for the next desc */
+			mem_addr += desc_len;
+
+			/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
+			desc_last = desc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Set first descriptor */
+	desc_first->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_FD;
+
+	/* Set last descriptor */
+	desc_last->des0 &= ~(IDMAC_DES0_CH | IDMAC_DES0_DIC);
+	desc_last->des0 |= IDMAC_DES0_LD;
+
+	return 0;
+err_own_bit:
+	/* restore the descriptor chain as it's polluted */
+	dev_dbg(host->dev, "desciptor is still owned by IDMAC.\n");
+	memset(host->sg_cpu, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	dw_mci_idmac_init(host);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+
+static inline int dw_mci_prepare_desc32(struct dw_mci *host,
+					 struct mmc_data *data,
+					 unsigned int sg_len)
+{
+	unsigned int desc_len;
+	struct idmac_desc *desc_first, *desc_last, *desc;
+	unsigned long timeout;
+	int i;
+
+	desc_first = desc_last = desc = host->sg_cpu;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sg_len; i++) {
+		unsigned int length = sg_dma_len(&data->sg[i]);
+
+		u32 mem_addr = sg_dma_address(&data->sg[i]);
+
+		for ( ; length ; desc++) {
+			desc_len = (length <= DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH) ?
+				   length : DW_MCI_DESC_DATA_LENGTH;
+
+			length -= desc_len;
+
+			/*
+			 * Wait for the former clear OWN bit operation
+			 * of IDMAC to make sure that this descriptor
+			 * isn't still owned by IDMAC as IDMAC's write
+			 * ops and CPU's read ops are asynchronous.
+			 */
+			timeout = jiffies + msecs_to_jiffies(100);
+			while (readl(&desc->des0) &
+			       cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_OWN)) {
+				if (time_after(jiffies, timeout))
+					goto err_own_bit;
+				udelay(10);
+			}
+
+			/*
+			 * Set the OWN bit and disable interrupts
+			 * for this descriptor
+			 */
+			desc->des0 = cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_OWN |
+						 IDMAC_DES0_DIC |
+						 IDMAC_DES0_CH);
+
+			/* Buffer length */
+			IDMAC_SET_BUFFER1_SIZE(desc, desc_len);
+
+			/* Physical address to DMA to/from */
+			desc->des2 = cpu_to_le32(mem_addr);
+
+			/* Update physical address for the next desc */
+			mem_addr += desc_len;
+
+			/* Save pointer to the last descriptor */
+			desc_last = desc;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Set first descriptor */
+	desc_first->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_FD);
+
+	/* Set last descriptor */
+	desc_last->des0 &= cpu_to_le32(~(IDMAC_DES0_CH |
+				       IDMAC_DES0_DIC));
+	desc_last->des0 |= cpu_to_le32(IDMAC_DES0_LD);
+
+	return 0;
+err_own_bit:
+	/* restore the descriptor chain as it's polluted */
+	dev_dbg(host->dev, "desciptor is still owned by IDMAC.\n");
+	memset(host->sg_cpu, 0, PAGE_SIZE);
+	dw_mci_idmac_init(host);
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int dw_mci_idmac_start_dma(struct dw_mci *host, unsigned int sg_len)
+{
+	u32 temp;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (host->dma_64bit_address == 1)
+		ret = dw_mci_prepare_desc64(host, host->data, sg_len);
+	else
+		ret = dw_mci_prepare_desc32(host, host->data, sg_len);
+
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
+	/* drain writebuffer */
+	wmb();
+
+	/* Make sure to reset DMA in case we did PIO before this */
+	dw_mci_ctrl_reset(host, SDMMC_CTRL_DMA_RESET);
+	dw_mci_idmac_reset(host);
+
+	/* Select IDMAC interface */
+	temp = mci_readl(host, CTRL);
+	temp |= SDMMC_CTRL_USE_IDMAC;
+	mci_writel(host, CTRL, temp);
+
+	/* drain writebuffer */
+	wmb();
+
+	/* Enable the IDMAC */
+	temp = mci_readl(host, BMOD);
+	temp |= SDMMC_IDMAC_ENABLE | SDMMC_IDMAC_FB;
+	mci_writel(host, BMOD, temp);
+
+	/* Start it running */
+	mci_writel(host, PLDMND, 1);
+
+out:
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static const struct dw_mci_dma_ops dw_mci_idmac_ops = {
 	.init = dw_mci_idmac_init,
 	.start = dw_mci_idmac_start_dma,