diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
index c405cfb8b269..097498a3f8ff 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
@@ -1173,6 +1173,10 @@ static void mxcmci_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	mmc_remove_host(mmc);
 
+	devm_free_irq(&pdev->dev, platform_get_irq(pdev, 0), host);
+	cancel_work_sync(&host->datawork);
+	timer_delete_sync(&host->watchdog);
+
 	if (host->pdata && host->pdata->exit)
 		host->pdata->exit(&pdev->dev, mmc);