diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 78d3e484599752fa02e18a741ef47dca22a17d35..50ff19a6236829b3143174b1372e141b86fb58fa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -1425,6 +1425,10 @@ static int __devinit mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 	writel(0, host->base + MMCIMASK1);
 	writel(0xfff, host->base + MMCICLEAR);
 
+	if (plat->gpio_cd == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto err_gpio_cd;
+	}
 	if (gpio_is_valid(plat->gpio_cd)) {
 		ret = gpio_request(plat->gpio_cd, DRIVER_NAME " (cd)");
 		if (ret == 0)
@@ -1448,6 +1452,10 @@ static int __devinit mmci_probe(struct amba_device *dev,
 		if (ret >= 0)
 			host->gpio_cd_irq = gpio_to_irq(plat->gpio_cd);
 	}
+	if (plat->gpio_wp == -EPROBE_DEFER) {
+		ret = -EPROBE_DEFER;
+		goto err_gpio_wp;
+	}
 	if (gpio_is_valid(plat->gpio_wp)) {
 		ret = gpio_request(plat->gpio_wp, DRIVER_NAME " (wp)");
 		if (ret == 0)