diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
index 76e8bce6f..ad572a0f2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
@@ -368,9 +368,9 @@ static void jz4740_mmc_set_irq_enabled(struct jz4740_mmc_host *host,
 		host->irq_mask &= ~irq;
 	else
 		host->irq_mask |= irq;
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 
 	writew(host->irq_mask, host->base + JZ_REG_MMC_IMASK);
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 }
 
 static void jz4740_mmc_clock_enable(struct jz4740_mmc_host *host,