diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
index e3fce4493fab..3af30e94fd0c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/slot-gpio.c
@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ int mmc_gpio_request_cd(struct mmc_host *host, unsigned int gpio,
 	ctx->override_cd_active_level = true;
 	ctx->cd_gpio = gpio_to_desc(gpio);
 
-	mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(host);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_gpio_request_cd);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
index cc8d4a6099cd..e4a07546f8b6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmc_spi.c
@@ -1436,6 +1436,7 @@ static int mmc_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 					     host->pdata->cd_debounce);
 		if (status != 0)
 			goto fail_add_host;
+		mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(mmc);
 	}
 
 	if (host->pdata && host->pdata->flags & MMC_SPI_USE_RO_GPIO) {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-sirf.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-sirf.c
index 68a39718a171..dd29d47c07aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-sirf.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-sirf.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ static int sdhci_sirf_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 				ret);
 			goto err_request_cd;
 		}
+		mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(host->mmc);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
index e487ba4bb01a..250bf8c9f998 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
@@ -1189,6 +1189,7 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host **host,
 			tmio_mmc_host_remove(_host);
 			return ret;
 		}
+		mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(mmc);
 	}
 
 	*host = _host;