diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mobile_sdhi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mobile_sdhi.c
index 00c8ebdf8ec7..cf062c4d87a9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mobile_sdhi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sh_mobile_sdhi.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int sh_mobile_sdhi_wait_idle(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 		udelay(1);
 
 	if (!timeout) {
-		dev_warn(host->pdata->dev, "timeout waiting for SD bus idle\n");
+		dev_warn(&host->pdev->dev, "timeout waiting for SD bus idle\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -207,6 +207,12 @@ static int sh_mobile_sdhi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto eclkget;
 	}
 
+	host = tmio_mmc_host_alloc(pdev);
+	if (!host) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto eprobe;
+	}
+
 	mmc_data->clk_enable = sh_mobile_sdhi_clk_enable;
 	mmc_data->clk_disable = sh_mobile_sdhi_clk_disable;
 	mmc_data->capabilities = MMC_CAP_MMC_HIGHSPEED;
@@ -274,9 +280,9 @@ static int sh_mobile_sdhi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* SD control register space size is 0x100, 0x200 for bus_shift=1 */
 	mmc_data->bus_shift = resource_size(res) >> 9;
 
-	ret = tmio_mmc_host_probe(&host, pdev, mmc_data);
+	ret = tmio_mmc_host_probe(host, mmc_data);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto eprobe;
+		goto efree;
 
 	/*
 	 * FIXME:
@@ -351,6 +357,8 @@ static int sh_mobile_sdhi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 eirq:
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(host);
+efree:
+	tmio_mmc_host_free(host);
 eprobe:
 eclkget:
 	if (p && p->cleanup)
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
index 2ca0afaab792..a7c2e459187c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.c
@@ -92,10 +92,14 @@ static int tmio_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	pdata->bus_shift = resource_size(res) >> 10;
 	pdata->flags |= TMIO_MMC_HAVE_HIGH_REG;
 
-	ret = tmio_mmc_host_probe(&host, pdev, pdata);
-	if (ret)
+	host = tmio_mmc_host_alloc(pdev);
+	if (!host)
 		goto cell_disable;
 
+	ret = tmio_mmc_host_probe(host, pdata);
+	if (ret)
+		goto host_free;
+
 	ret = request_irq(irq, tmio_mmc_irq, IRQF_TRIGGER_FALLING,
 				dev_name(&pdev->dev), host);
 	if (ret)
@@ -108,6 +112,8 @@ static int tmio_mmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 host_remove:
 	tmio_mmc_host_remove(host);
+host_free:
+	tmio_mmc_host_free(host);
 cell_disable:
 	if (cell->disable)
 		cell->disable(pdev);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
index a34ecbe1c1ad..60d6747f0df5 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc.h
@@ -85,8 +85,9 @@ struct tmio_mmc_host {
 	bool			sdio_irq_enabled;
 };
 
-int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host **host,
-			struct platform_device *pdev,
+struct tmio_mmc_host *tmio_mmc_host_alloc(struct platform_device *pdev);
+void tmio_mmc_host_free(struct tmio_mmc_host *host);
+int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *host,
 			struct tmio_mmc_data *pdata);
 void tmio_mmc_host_remove(struct tmio_mmc_host *host);
 void tmio_mmc_do_data_irq(struct tmio_mmc_host *host);
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
index 250bf8c9f998..396be0e95a98 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/tmio_mmc_pio.c
@@ -1054,12 +1054,37 @@ static void tmio_mmc_of_parse(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		pdata->flags |= TMIO_MMC_WRPROTECT_DISABLE;
 }
 
-int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host **host,
-				  struct platform_device *pdev,
-				  struct tmio_mmc_data *pdata)
+struct tmio_mmc_host*
+tmio_mmc_host_alloc(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	struct tmio_mmc_host *_host;
+	struct tmio_mmc_host *host;
 	struct mmc_host *mmc;
+
+	mmc = mmc_alloc_host(sizeof(struct tmio_mmc_host), &pdev->dev);
+	if (!mmc)
+		return NULL;
+
+	host = mmc_priv(mmc);
+	host->mmc = mmc;
+	host->pdev = pdev;
+
+	return host;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tmio_mmc_host_alloc);
+
+void tmio_mmc_host_free(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
+{
+	mmc_free_host(host->mmc);
+
+	host->mmc = NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(tmio_mmc_host_free);
+
+int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host *_host,
+			struct tmio_mmc_data *pdata)
+{
+	struct platform_device *pdev = _host->pdev;
+	struct mmc_host *mmc = _host->mmc;
 	struct resource *res_ctl;
 	int ret;
 	u32 irq_mask = TMIO_MASK_CMD;
@@ -1073,19 +1098,11 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host **host,
 	if (!res_ctl)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mmc = mmc_alloc_host(sizeof(struct tmio_mmc_host), &pdev->dev);
-	if (!mmc)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	ret = mmc_of_parse(mmc);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto host_free;
 
-	pdata->dev = &pdev->dev;
-	_host = mmc_priv(mmc);
 	_host->pdata = pdata;
-	_host->mmc = mmc;
-	_host->pdev = pdev;
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, mmc);
 
 	_host->set_pwr = pdata->set_pwr;
@@ -1192,12 +1209,9 @@ int tmio_mmc_host_probe(struct tmio_mmc_host **host,
 		mmc_gpiod_request_cd_irq(mmc);
 	}
 
-	*host = _host;
-
 	return 0;
 
 host_free:
-	mmc_free_host(mmc);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1222,7 +1236,6 @@ void tmio_mmc_host_remove(struct tmio_mmc_host *host)
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 
 	iounmap(host->ctl);
-	mmc_free_host(mmc);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(tmio_mmc_host_remove);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h b/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
index 57388171610d..c7d9af042d09 100644
--- a/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
+++ b/include/linux/mfd/tmio.h
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ struct tmio_mmc_data {
 	unsigned long			bus_shift;
 	u32				ocr_mask;	/* available voltages */
 	struct tmio_mmc_dma		*dma;
-	struct device			*dev;
 	unsigned int			cd_gpio;
 	void (*set_pwr)(struct platform_device *host, int state);
 	void (*set_clk_div)(struct platform_device *host, int state);