diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index f6cadbfb776d..0635e75b7768 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -2772,12 +2772,12 @@ static int mmc_blk_issue_rq(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 
 	if (req && !mq->mqrq_prev->req) {
 		mmc_rpm_hold(host, &card->dev);
+		/* claim host only for the first request */
+		mmc_claim_host(card->host);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_BLOCK_DEFERRED_RESUME
 	if (mmc_bus_needs_resume(card->host))
 		mmc_resume_bus(card->host);
 #endif
-		/* claim host only for the first request */
-		mmc_claim_host(card->host);
 		if (card->ext_csd.bkops_en)
 			mmc_stop_bkops(card);
 	}