diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_bus.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_bus.c
index 3d709029e07ce17679eb4de055d314caecd2bae8..181c481a17668a58d86c8dd9e3c57c7d7d1d3c27 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_bus.c
@@ -294,6 +294,12 @@ static void sdio_release_func(struct device *dev)
 
 	sdio_free_func_cis(func);
 
+	/*
+	 * We have now removed the link to the tuples in the
+	 * card structure, so remove the reference.
+	 */
+	put_device(&func->card->dev);
+
 	kfree(func->info);
 	kfree(func->tmpbuf);
 	kfree(func);
@@ -324,6 +330,12 @@ struct sdio_func *sdio_alloc_func(struct mmc_card *card)
 
 	device_initialize(&func->dev);
 
+	/*
+	 * We may link to tuples in the card structure,
+	 * we need make sure we have a reference to it.
+	 */
+	get_device(&func->card->dev);
+
 	func->dev.parent = &card->dev;
 	func->dev.bus = &sdio_bus_type;
 	func->dev.release = sdio_release_func;
@@ -377,10 +389,9 @@ int sdio_add_func(struct sdio_func *func)
  */
 void sdio_remove_func(struct sdio_func *func)
 {
-	if (!sdio_func_present(func))
-		return;
+	if (sdio_func_present(func))
+		device_del(&func->dev);
 
-	device_del(&func->dev);
 	of_node_put(func->dev.of_node);
 	put_device(&func->dev);
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
index b23773583179df8071bce6f64772c0a6e2560159..ce524f7e11fb2170d5ca03909515ed21cf99fb02 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sdio_cis.c
@@ -391,12 +391,6 @@ int sdio_read_func_cis(struct sdio_func *func)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * Since we've linked to tuples in the card structure,
-	 * we must make sure we have a reference to it.
-	 */
-	get_device(&func->card->dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * Vendor/device id is optional for function CIS, so
 	 * copy it from the card structure as needed.
@@ -422,11 +416,5 @@ void sdio_free_func_cis(struct sdio_func *func)
 	}
 
 	func->tuples = NULL;
-
-	/*
-	 * We have now removed the link to the tuples in the
-	 * card structure, so remove the reference.
-	 */
-	put_device(&func->card->dev);
 }