diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
index 2c7c83f832d2..13d0e95380ab 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ static int mmc_sdio_resume(struct mmc_host *host)
 	}
 
 	if (!err && host->sdio_irqs)
-		mmc_signal_sdio_irq(host);
+		wake_up_process(host->sdio_irq_thread);
 	mmc_release_host(host);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
index f573e7f9f740..3d8ceb4084de 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_irq.c
@@ -28,18 +28,20 @@
 
 #include "sdio_ops.h"
 
-static int process_sdio_pending_irqs(struct mmc_card *card)
+static int process_sdio_pending_irqs(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
+	struct mmc_card *card = host->card;
 	int i, ret, count;
 	unsigned char pending;
 	struct sdio_func *func;
 
 	/*
 	 * Optimization, if there is only 1 function interrupt registered
-	 * call irq handler directly
+	 * and we know an IRQ was signaled then call irq handler directly.
+	 * Otherwise do the full probe.
 	 */
 	func = card->sdio_single_irq;
-	if (func) {
+	if (func && host->sdio_irq_pending) {
 		func->irq_handler(func);
 		return 1;
 	}
@@ -116,7 +118,8 @@ static int sdio_irq_thread(void *_host)
 		ret = __mmc_claim_host(host, &host->sdio_irq_thread_abort);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
-		ret = process_sdio_pending_irqs(host->card);
+		ret = process_sdio_pending_irqs(host);
+		host->sdio_irq_pending = false;
 		mmc_release_host(host);
 
 		/*
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index cbde4b7e675e..0707d228d7f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 
 	unsigned int		sdio_irqs;
 	struct task_struct	*sdio_irq_thread;
+	bool			sdio_irq_pending;
 	atomic_t		sdio_irq_thread_abort;
 
 	mmc_pm_flag_t		pm_flags;	/* requested pm features */
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ extern int mmc_cache_ctrl(struct mmc_host *, u8);
 static inline void mmc_signal_sdio_irq(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	host->ops->enable_sdio_irq(host, 0);
+	host->sdio_irq_pending = true;
 	wake_up_process(host->sdio_irq_thread);
 }