diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index f6912ded652d..8a1f64065a47 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ static int mmc_select_hs400(struct mmc_card *card)
 	max_dtr = card->ext_csd.hs_max_dtr;
 	mmc_set_clock(host, max_dtr);
 
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1211,7 +1211,7 @@ static int mmc_select_hs400(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (host->ops->hs400_complete)
 		host->ops->hs400_complete(host);
 
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 
 	mmc_set_timing(host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52);
 
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (host->ops->hs400_downgrade)
 		host->ops->hs400_downgrade(host);
 
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 	 * failed. If there really is a problem, we would expect tuning will
 	 * fail and the result ends up the same.
 	 */
-	err = __mmc_switch_status(card, false);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, false);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1366,7 +1366,7 @@ static int mmc_select_hs400es(struct mmc_card *card)
 	}
 
 	mmc_set_timing(host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_HS);
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ static int mmc_select_hs400es(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (host->ops->hs400_enhanced_strobe)
 		host->ops->hs400_enhanced_strobe(host, &host->ios);
 
-	err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+	err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 	if (err)
 		goto out_err;
 
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static int mmc_select_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 		 * switch failed. If there really is a problem, we would expect
 		 * tuning will fail and the result ends up the same.
 		 */
-		err = __mmc_switch_status(card, false);
+		err = mmc_switch_status(card, false);
 
 		/*
 		 * mmc_select_timing() assumes timing has not changed if
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 35df97fe9cdc..d2371612d536 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ static int mmc_switch_status_error(struct mmc_host *host, u32 status)
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold re-tuning */
-int __mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool crc_err_fatal)
+int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool crc_err_fatal)
 {
 	u32 status;
 	int err;
@@ -444,11 +444,6 @@ int __mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool crc_err_fatal)
 	return mmc_switch_status_error(card->host, status);
 }
 
-int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card)
-{
-	return __mmc_switch_status(card, true);
-}
-
 static int mmc_poll_for_busy(struct mmc_card *card, unsigned int timeout_ms,
 			bool send_status, bool retry_crc_err)
 {
@@ -594,7 +589,7 @@ int __mmc_switch(struct mmc_card *card, u8 set, u8 index, u8 value,
 		mmc_set_timing(host, timing);
 
 	if (send_status) {
-		err = mmc_switch_status(card);
+		err = mmc_switch_status(card, true);
 		if (err && timing)
 			mmc_set_timing(host, old_timing);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
index 8f2f9475716d..09dee8a466a0 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.h
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ int mmc_bus_test(struct mmc_card *card, u8 bus_width);
 int mmc_interrupt_hpi(struct mmc_card *card);
 int mmc_can_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card);
 int mmc_get_ext_csd(struct mmc_card *card, u8 **new_ext_csd);
-int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card);
-int __mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool crc_err_fatal);
+int mmc_switch_status(struct mmc_card *card, bool crc_err_fatal);
 int __mmc_switch(struct mmc_card *card, u8 set, u8 index, u8 value,
 		unsigned int timeout_ms, unsigned char timing,
 		bool use_busy_signal, bool send_status,	bool retry_crc_err);
