diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c b/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
index e4c4bfac3763ba..9ec593d52f0fa9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/vub300.c
@@ -1713,6 +1713,9 @@ static void construct_request_response(struct vub300_mmc_host *vub300,
 	int bytes = 3 & less_cmd;
 	int words = less_cmd >> 2;
 	u8 *r = vub300->resp.response.command_response;
+
+	if (!resp_len)
+		return;
 	if (bytes == 3) {
 		cmd->resp[words] = (r[1 + (words << 2)] << 24)
 			| (r[2 + (words << 2)] << 16)