switch (param) {
        case MEMSTICK_POWER:
-               /* this is set by card detection mechanism */
+               /* also affected by media detection mechanism */
+               if (value == MEMSTICK_POWER_ON) {
+                       host->mode_mask = TIFM_MS_SYS_SRAC | TIFM_MS_SYS_REI;
+                       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_RESET, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
+                       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_FCLR | TIFM_MS_SYS_INTCLR,
+                              sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
+                       writel(0xffffffff, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_STATUS);
+               } else if (value == MEMSTICK_POWER_OFF) {
+                       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_FCLR | TIFM_MS_SYS_INTCLR,
+                              sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
+                       writel(0xffffffff, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_STATUS);
+               }
                break;
        case MEMSTICK_INTERFACE:
                if (value == MEMSTICK_SERIAL) {
        tifm_eject(host->dev);
 }
 
-static int tifm_ms_initialize_host(struct tifm_ms *host)
-{
-       struct tifm_dev *sock = host->dev;
-       struct memstick_host *msh = tifm_get_drvdata(sock);
-
-       host->mode_mask = TIFM_MS_SYS_SRAC | TIFM_MS_SYS_REI;
-       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_RESET, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
-       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_FCLR | TIFM_MS_SYS_INTCLR,
-              sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
-       writel(0xffffffff, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_STATUS);
-       if (tifm_has_ms_pif(sock))
-               msh->caps |= MEMSTICK_CAP_PAR4;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int tifm_ms_probe(struct tifm_dev *sock)
 {
        struct memstick_host *msh;
        msh->set_param = tifm_ms_set_param;
        sock->card_event = tifm_ms_card_event;
        sock->data_event = tifm_ms_data_event;
-       rc = tifm_ms_initialize_host(host);
+       if (tifm_has_ms_pif(sock))
+               msh->caps |= MEMSTICK_CAP_PAR4;
 
-       if (!rc)
-               rc = memstick_add_host(msh);
+       rc = memstick_add_host(msh);
        if (!rc)
                return 0;
 
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&sock->lock, flags);
 
        memstick_remove_host(msh);
-
-       writel(TIFM_MS_SYS_FCLR | TIFM_MS_SYS_INTCLR,
-              sock->addr + SOCK_MS_SYSTEM);
-       writel(0xffffffff, sock->addr + SOCK_MS_STATUS);
-
        memstick_free_host(msh);
 }