diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
index 2840c7a..2645bdc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap_hsmmc.c
@@ -553,6 +553,15 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * Start clock to the card
+ */
+static void omap_hsmmc_start_clock(struct omap_hsmmc_host *host)
+{
+	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
+		OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, SYSCTL) | CEN);
+}
+
+/*
  * Stop clock to the card
  */
 static void omap_hsmmc_stop_clock(struct omap_hsmmc_host *host)
@@ -693,8 +702,8 @@
 		break;
 	}
 
-	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
-		OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, SYSCTL) & ~CEN);
+	omap_hsmmc_stop_clock(host);
+
 	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
 		(calc_divisor(ios) << 6) | (DTO << 16));
 	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
@@ -705,8 +714,7 @@
 		&& time_before(jiffies, timeout))
 		;
 
-	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
-		OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, SYSCTL) | CEN);
+	omap_hsmmc_start_clock(host);
 
 	con = OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, CON);
 	if (ios->bus_mode == MMC_BUSMODE_OPENDRAIN)
@@ -1684,8 +1692,7 @@
 		&& time_before(jiffies, timeout))
 		msleep(1);
 
-	OMAP_HSMMC_WRITE(host->base, SYSCTL,
-		OMAP_HSMMC_READ(host->base, SYSCTL) | CEN);
+	omap_hsmmc_start_clock(host);
 
 	if (do_send_init_stream)
 		send_init_stream(host);