diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_stm32_sdmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_stm32_sdmmc.c
index 51db30acf4dca..fdaa11f92fe6f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_stm32_sdmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_stm32_sdmmc.c
@@ -479,8 +479,9 @@ static int sdmmc_post_sig_volt_switch(struct mmci_host *host,
 	u32 status;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	if (ios->signal_voltage == MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_180) {
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
+	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
+	if (ios->signal_voltage == MMC_SIGNAL_VOLTAGE_180 &&
+	    host->pwr_reg & MCI_STM32_VSWITCHEN) {
 		mmci_write_pwrreg(host, host->pwr_reg | MCI_STM32_VSWITCH);
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 
@@ -492,9 +493,11 @@ static int sdmmc_post_sig_volt_switch(struct mmci_host *host,
 
 		writel_relaxed(MCI_STM32_VSWENDC | MCI_STM32_CKSTOPC,
 			       host->base + MMCICLEAR);
+		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
 		mmci_write_pwrreg(host, host->pwr_reg &
 				  ~(MCI_STM32_VSWITCHEN | MCI_STM32_VSWITCH));
 	}
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 
 	return ret;
 }