diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
index 8c049f8355cd..632de678532d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/via-sdmmc.c
@@ -1153,10 +1153,16 @@ static int via_sd_probe(struct pci_dev *pcidev,
 
 	ret = mmc_add_host(mmc);
 	if (ret)
-		goto unmap;
+		goto free_irq;
 
 	return 0;
 
+free_irq:
+	writeb(0x0, sdhost->pcictrl_mmiobase + VIA_CRDR_PCIINTCTRL);
+	free_irq(pcidev->irq, sdhost);
+	cancel_work_sync(&sdhost->carddet_work);
+	/* carddet_work may re-enable the interrupt via via_reset_pcictrl(). */
+	writeb(0x0, sdhost->pcictrl_mmiobase + VIA_CRDR_PCIINTCTRL);
 unmap:
 	iounmap(sdhost->mmiobase);
 release: