diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
index 521af9251f335..bf2a92fba0ed8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/wbsd.c
@@ -1705,8 +1705,6 @@ static int wbsd_init(struct device *dev, int base, int irq, int dma,
 
 		wbsd_release_resources(host);
 		wbsd_free_mmc(dev);
-
-		mmc_free_host(mmc);
 		return ret;
 	}