diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 922a47b5c7b9..f862a1bba358 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -683,10 +683,14 @@ static int __mmci_dma_prep_data(struct mmci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data,
 }
 
 static inline int mmci_dma_prep_data(struct mmci_host *host,
-				     struct mmc_data *data)
+				     struct mmc_data *data,
+				     bool next)
 {
 	struct mmci_dmae_priv *dmae = host->dma_priv;
+	struct mmci_dmae_next *nd = &dmae->next_data;
 
+	if (next)
+		return __mmci_dma_prep_data(host, data, &nd->chan, &nd->desc);
 	/* Check if next job is already prepared. */
 	if (dmae->cur && dmae->desc_current)
 		return 0;
@@ -696,15 +700,6 @@ static inline int mmci_dma_prep_data(struct mmci_host *host,
 				    &dmae->desc_current);
 }
 
-static inline int mmci_dma_prep_next(struct mmci_host *host,
-				     struct mmc_data *data)
-{
-	struct mmci_dmae_priv *dmae = host->dma_priv;
-	struct mmci_dmae_next *nd = &dmae->next_data;
-
-	return __mmci_dma_prep_data(host, data, &nd->chan, &nd->desc);
-}
-
 static int mmci_dma_start_data(struct mmci_host *host, unsigned int datactrl)
 {
 	int ret;
@@ -714,7 +709,7 @@ static int mmci_dma_start_data(struct mmci_host *host, unsigned int datactrl)
 	if (!host->use_dma)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	ret = mmci_dma_prep_data(host, host->data);
+	ret = mmci_dma_prep_data(host, host->data, false);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
@@ -774,7 +769,7 @@ static void mmci_pre_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	if (mmci_validate_data(host, data))
 		return;
 
-	if (!mmci_dma_prep_next(host, data))
+	if (!mmci_dma_prep_data(host, data, true))
 		data->host_cookie = ++host->next_cookie < 0 ?
 			1 : host->next_cookie;
 }