struct mmc_command *cmd;
        struct mmc_data *data;
        unsigned int dma_on:1;
-       unsigned int early_data:1;
 
        struct mutex cmd_mutex;
 
        host->sg_count--;
 }
 
-static void alcor_trigger_data_transfer(struct alcor_sdmmc_host *host,
-                                       bool early)
+static void alcor_trigger_data_transfer(struct alcor_sdmmc_host *host)
 {
        struct alcor_pci_priv *priv = host->alcor_pci;
        struct mmc_data *data = host->data;
                ctrl |= AU6601_DATA_WRITE;
 
        if (data->host_cookie == COOKIE_MAPPED) {
-               if (host->early_data) {
-                       host->early_data = false;
-                       return;
-               }
-
-               host->early_data = early;
-
                alcor_data_set_dma(host);
                ctrl |= AU6601_DATA_DMA_MODE;
                host->dma_on = 1;
 static void alcor_prepare_data(struct alcor_sdmmc_host *host,
                               struct mmc_command *cmd)
 {
+       struct alcor_pci_priv *priv = host->alcor_pci;
        struct mmc_data *data = cmd->data;
 
        if (!data)
        if (data->host_cookie != COOKIE_MAPPED)
                alcor_prepare_sg_miter(host);
 
-       alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host, true);
+       alcor_write8(priv, 0, AU6601_DATA_XFER_CTRL);
 }
 
 static void alcor_send_cmd(struct alcor_sdmmc_host *host,
        if (!host->data)
                return false;
 
-       alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host, false);
+       alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host);
        host->cmd = NULL;
        return true;
 }
        if (!host->data)
                alcor_request_complete(host, 1);
        else
-               alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host, false);
+               alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host);
        host->cmd = NULL;
 }
 
                break;
        case AU6601_INT_READ_BUF_RDY:
                alcor_trf_block_pio(host, true);
-               if (!host->blocks)
-                       break;
-               alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host, false);
                return 1;
        case AU6601_INT_WRITE_BUF_RDY:
                alcor_trf_block_pio(host, false);
-               if (!host->blocks)
-                       break;
-               alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host, false);
                return 1;
        case AU6601_INT_DMA_END:
                if (!host->sg_count)
                break;
        }
 
-       if (intmask & AU6601_INT_DATA_END)
-               return 0;
+       if (intmask & AU6601_INT_DATA_END) {
+               if (!host->dma_on && host->blocks) {
+                       alcor_trigger_data_transfer(host);
+                       return 1;
+               } else {
+                       return 0;
+               }
+       }
 
        return 1;
 }