diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
index bd502f4f4704..5099353e6f13 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-esdhc-imx.c
@@ -1370,9 +1370,10 @@ static int sdhci_esdhc_imx_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct sdhci_host *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct sdhci_pltfm_host *pltfm_host = sdhci_priv(host);
 	struct pltfm_imx_data *imx_data = sdhci_pltfm_priv(pltfm_host);
-	int dead = (readl(host->ioaddr + SDHCI_INT_STATUS) == 0xffffffff);
+	int dead;
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&pdev->dev);
+	dead = (readl(host->ioaddr + SDHCI_INT_STATUS) == 0xffffffff);
 	pm_runtime_disable(&pdev->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&pdev->dev);