diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index bd44ba8116d1..ecbc52981ba5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ static int sdio_init_func(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int fn)
 	int ret;
 	struct sdio_func *func;
 
-	BUG_ON(fn > SDIO_MAX_FUNCS);
+	if (WARN_ON(fn > SDIO_MAX_FUNCS))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	func = sdio_alloc_func(card);
 	if (IS_ERR(func))
@@ -555,7 +556,6 @@ static int mmc_sdio_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 	u32 rocr = 0;
 	u32 ocr_card = ocr;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
 	/* to query card if 1.8V signalling is supported */
@@ -791,9 +791,6 @@ static void mmc_sdio_remove(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
-	BUG_ON(!host->card);
-
 	for (i = 0;i < host->card->sdio_funcs;i++) {
 		if (host->card->sdio_func[i]) {
 			sdio_remove_func(host->card->sdio_func[i]);
@@ -820,9 +817,6 @@ static void mmc_sdio_detect(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
-	BUG_ON(!host->card);
-
 	/* Make sure card is powered before detecting it */
 	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_POWER_OFF_CARD) {
 		err = pm_runtime_get_sync(&host->card->dev);
@@ -916,9 +910,6 @@ static int mmc_sdio_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
-	BUG_ON(!host->card);
-
 	/* Basic card reinitialization. */
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 
@@ -970,9 +961,6 @@ static int mmc_sdio_power_restore(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
-	BUG_ON(!host->card);
-
 	mmc_claim_host(host);
 
 	/*
@@ -1063,7 +1051,6 @@ int mmc_attach_sdio(struct mmc_host *host)
 	u32 ocr, rocr;
 	struct mmc_card *card;
 
-	BUG_ON(!host);
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
 
 	err = mmc_send_io_op_cond(host, 0, &ocr);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
index dcb3dee59fa5..f8c372839d24 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ static int sdio_read_cis(struct mmc_card *card, struct sdio_func *func)
 	else
 		prev = &card->tuples;
 
-	BUG_ON(*prev);
+	if (*prev)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	do {
 		unsigned char tpl_code, tpl_link;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index 91bbbfb29f3f..f1faf9acc007 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -214,7 +214,9 @@ static int sdio_card_irq_put(struct mmc_card *card)
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 
 	WARN_ON(!host->claimed);
-	BUG_ON(host->sdio_irqs < 1);
+
+	if (host->sdio_irqs < 1)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!--host->sdio_irqs) {
 		if (!(host->caps2 & MMC_CAP2_SDIO_IRQ_NOTHREAD)) {
@@ -261,8 +263,8 @@ int sdio_claim_irq(struct sdio_func *func, sdio_irq_handler_t *handler)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned char reg;
 
-	BUG_ON(!func);
-	BUG_ON(!func->card);
+	if (!func)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_debug("SDIO: Enabling IRQ for %s...\n", sdio_func_id(func));
 
@@ -304,8 +306,8 @@ int sdio_release_irq(struct sdio_func *func)
 	int ret;
 	unsigned char reg;
 
-	BUG_ON(!func);
-	BUG_ON(!func->card);
+	if (!func)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	pr_debug("SDIO: Disabling IRQ for %s...\n", sdio_func_id(func));