diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
index 6cb891aaa5c2..b3baa9f1c7e3 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc.c
@@ -1427,15 +1427,10 @@ static void dw_mci_set_ios(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 
 	switch (ios->power_mode) {
 	case MMC_POWER_UP:
-		if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vmmc)) {
-			ret = mmc_regulator_set_ocr(mmc, mmc->supply.vmmc,
-					ios->vdd);
-			if (ret) {
-				dev_err(slot->host->dev,
-					"failed to enable vmmc regulator\n");
-				/*return, if failed turn on vmmc*/
-				return;
-			}
+		ret = mmc_regulator_set_ocr(mmc, mmc->supply.vmmc, ios->vdd);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(slot->host->dev, "failed to enable vmmc regulator\n");
+			return;
 		}
 		set_bit(DW_MMC_CARD_NEED_INIT, &slot->flags);
 		regs = mci_readl(slot->host, PWREN);