diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 5bda29bff8eb..9584bffa8b22 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1447,18 +1447,20 @@ int mmc_set_signal_voltage(struct mmc_host *host, int signal_voltage, u32 ocr)
 		pr_warn("%s: cannot verify signal voltage switch\n",
 			mmc_hostname(host));
 
+	mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
+
 	cmd.opcode = SD_SWITCH_VOLTAGE;
 	cmd.arg = 0;
 	cmd.flags = MMC_RSP_R1 | MMC_CMD_AC;
 
 	err = mmc_wait_for_cmd(host, &cmd, 0);
 	if (err)
-		return err;
+		goto err_command;
 
-	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host) && (cmd.resp[0] & R1_ERROR))
-		return -EIO;
-
-	mmc_host_clk_hold(host);
+	if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host) && (cmd.resp[0] & R1_ERROR)) {
+		err = -EIO;
+		goto err_command;
+	}
 	/*
 	 * The card should drive cmd and dat[0:3] low immediately
 	 * after the response of cmd11, but wait 1 ms to be sure
@@ -1507,6 +1509,7 @@ power_cycle:
 		mmc_power_cycle(host, ocr);
 	}
 
+err_command:
 	mmc_host_clk_release(host);
 
 	return err;