diff --git a/drivers/mmc/mmc_queue.c b/drivers/mmc/mmc_queue.c
index 0b9682e9a357..74f8cdeeff0f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/mmc_queue.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/mmc_queue.c
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ static int mmc_queue_thread(void *d)
 		spin_lock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 		set_current_state(TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
 		if (!blk_queue_plugged(q))
-			mq->req = req = elv_next_request(q);
+			req = elv_next_request(q);
+		mq->req = req;
 		spin_unlock_irq(q->queue_lock);
 
 		if (!req) {