diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index b12a2882ec742..e97fb9cb24d5e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@
 #define SRD			(1 << 26)
 #define SOFTRESET		(1 << 1)
 
+/* PSTATE */
+#define DLEV_DAT(x)		(1 << (20 + (x)))
+
 /* Interrupt masks for IE and ISE register */
 #define CC_EN			(1 << 0)
 #define TC_EN			(1 << 1)
@@ -2387,6 +2390,7 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct omap_hsmmc_host *host;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	host = platform_get_drvdata(to_platform_device(dev));
 	omap_hsmmc_context_save(host);
@@ -2398,14 +2402,29 @@ static int omap_hsmmc_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		/* disable sdio irq handling to prevent race */
 		OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, ISE, 0);
 		OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, IE, 0);
-		OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, STAT, STAT_CLEAR);
+
+		if (!(OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, PSTATE) & DLEV_DAT(1))) {
+			/*
+			 * dat1 line low, pending sdio irq
+			 * race condition: possible irq handler running on
+			 * multi-core, abort
+			 */
+			dev_dbg(dev, "pending sdio irq, abort suspend\n");
+			OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, STAT, STAT_CLEAR);
+			OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, ISE, CIRQ_EN);
+			OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, IE, CIRQ_EN);
+			pm_runtime_mark_last_busy(dev);
+			ret = -EBUSY;
+			goto abort;
+		}
 
 		WARN_ON(host->flags & HSMMC_WAKE_IRQ_ENABLED);
 		enable_irq(host->wake_irq);
 		host->flags |= HSMMC_WAKE_IRQ_ENABLED;
 	}
+abort:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->irq_lock, flags);
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int omap_hsmmc_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)