diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index bfa25c01c8722f17684520b1ab3adfee9bdef193..dceb5ee3bda068da5668b87783f9cd8339e9207f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static irqreturn_t mmc_omap_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)
 		del_timer(&host->cmd_abort_timer);
 		host->abort = 1;
 		OMAP_MMC_WRITE(host, IE, 0);
-		disable_irq(host->irq);
+		disable_irq_nosync(host->irq);
 		schedule_work(&host->cmd_abort_work);
 		return IRQ_HANDLED;
 	}