diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
index 94caee49da99c..99b981a05b6c0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/block.c
@@ -1642,31 +1642,31 @@ static void mmc_blk_read_single(struct mmc_queue *mq, struct request *req)
 	struct mmc_card *card = mq->card;
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 	blk_status_t error = BLK_STS_OK;
-	int retries = 0;
 
 	do {
 		u32 status;
 		int err;
+		int retries = 0;
 
-		mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mqrq, card, 1, mq);
+		while (retries++ <= MMC_READ_SINGLE_RETRIES) {
+			mmc_blk_rw_rq_prep(mqrq, card, 1, mq);
 
-		mmc_wait_for_req(host, mrq);
+			mmc_wait_for_req(host, mrq);
 
-		err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
-		if (err)
-			goto error_exit;
-
-		if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host) &&
-		    !mmc_ready_for_data(status)) {
-			err = mmc_blk_fix_state(card, req);
+			err = mmc_send_status(card, &status);
 			if (err)
 				goto error_exit;
-		}
 
-		if (mrq->cmd->error && retries++ < MMC_READ_SINGLE_RETRIES)
-			continue;
+			if (!mmc_host_is_spi(host) &&
+			    !mmc_ready_for_data(status)) {
+				err = mmc_blk_fix_state(card, req);
+				if (err)
+					goto error_exit;
+			}
 
-		retries = 0;
+			if (!mrq->cmd->error)
+				break;
+		}
 
 		if (mrq->cmd->error ||
 		    mrq->data->error ||