diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 9bbf45f8c538..b46faf0cfb27 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,6 @@ static irqreturn_t dw_mci_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id)
 	if (pending & (SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_TI | SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_RI)) {
 		mci_writel(host, IDSTS, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_TI | SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_RI);
 		mci_writel(host, IDSTS, SDMMC_IDMAC_INT_NI);
-		set_bit(EVENT_DATA_COMPLETE, &host->pending_events);
 		host->dma_ops->complete(host);
 	}
 #endif