diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c b/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
index 0c55824a449b..c894f64c2e38 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/debugfs.c
@@ -461,7 +461,6 @@ static int mmc_ext_csd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	}
 
 	err = mmc_get_ext_csd(card, &ext_csd);
-	mmc_put_card(card);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_free;
 
@@ -478,6 +477,7 @@ static int mmc_ext_csd_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 			       mmc_hostname(card->host), __func__);
 	}
 
+	mmc_put_card(card);
 	kfree(ext_csd);
 	return 0;
 
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ out_free:
 			pr_err("%s: %s: cmdq unhalt failed\n",
 			       mmc_hostname(card->host), __func__);
 	}
+	mmc_put_card(card);
 out_free_halt:
 	kfree(buf);
 	return err;