diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index e7a331de5733..b8fd7af1ceeb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -1529,6 +1529,7 @@ static int mmc_omap_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		host->pdata->cleanup(&pdev->dev);
 
 	mmc_omap_fclk_enable(host, 0);
+	free_irq(host->irq, host);
 	clk_put(host->fclk);
 	clk_disable(host->iclk);
 	clk_put(host->iclk);