diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
index a5cda926d38e..195ff0853dc8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-acpi.c
@@ -418,6 +418,8 @@ static int sdhci_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 	}
 
+	device_enable_async_suspend(dev);
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_free: