diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index e857beb43144..2dfdc58bae13 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -2506,7 +2506,8 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_mci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			mci_writel(host, IDSTS64, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_TI |
 							SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_RI);
 			mci_writel(host, IDSTS64, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_NI);
-			host->dma_ops->complete((void *)host);
+			if (!test_bit(EVENT_DATA_ERROR, &host->pending_events))
+				host->dma_ops->complete((void *)host);
 		}
 	} else {
 		pending = mci_readl(host, IDSTS);
@@ -2514,7 +2515,8 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_mci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 			mci_writel(host, IDSTS, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_TI |
 							SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_RI);
 			mci_writel(host, IDSTS, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_NI);
-			host->dma_ops->complete((void *)host);
+			if (!test_bit(EVENT_DATA_ERROR, &host->pending_events))
+				host->dma_ops->complete((void *)host);
 		}
 	}