mci_writel(slot->host, PWREN, regs);
                break;
        case MMC_POWER_ON:
-               if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc) && !slot->host->vqmmc_enabled) {
-                       ret = regulator_enable(mmc->supply.vqmmc);
-                       if (ret < 0)
-                               dev_err(slot->host->dev,
-                                       "failed to enable vqmmc regulator\n");
-                       else
+               if (!slot->host->vqmmc_enabled) {
+                       if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc)) {
+                               ret = regulator_enable(mmc->supply.vqmmc);
+                               if (ret < 0)
+                                       dev_err(slot->host->dev,
+                                               "failed to enable vqmmc\n");
+                               else
+                                       slot->host->vqmmc_enabled = true;
+
+                       } else {
+                               /* Keep track so we don't reset again */
                                slot->host->vqmmc_enabled = true;
+                       }
+
+                       /* Reset our state machine after powering on */
+                       dw_mci_ctrl_reset(slot->host,
+                                         SDMMC_CTRL_ALL_RESET_FLAGS);
                }
 
                /* Adjust clock / bus width after power is up */
                if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vmmc))
                        mmc_regulator_set_ocr(mmc, mmc->supply.vmmc, 0);
 
-               if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc) && slot->host->vqmmc_enabled) {
+               if (!IS_ERR(mmc->supply.vqmmc) && slot->host->vqmmc_enabled)
                        regulator_disable(mmc->supply.vqmmc);
-                       slot->host->vqmmc_enabled = false;
-               }
+               slot->host->vqmmc_enabled = false;
 
                regs = mci_readl(slot->host, PWREN);
                regs &= ~(1 << slot->id);