diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
index 7ba6c5515d21..3b887a4b9e7c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/host.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ void mmc_host_clk_hold(struct mmc_host *host)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->clk_lock, flags);
 	mutex_unlock(&host->clk_gate_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_host_clk_hold);
 
 /**
  *	mmc_host_may_gate_card - check if this card may be gated
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ void mmc_host_clk_release(struct mmc_host *host)
 				      msecs_to_jiffies(host->clkgate_delay));
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->clk_lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_host_clk_release);
 
 /**
  *	mmc_host_clk_rate - get current clock frequency setting
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/cmdq_hci-crypto-qti.c b/drivers/mmc/host/cmdq_hci-crypto-qti.c
index 80fb35ff35a5..0c96f74cc633 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/cmdq_hci-crypto-qti.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/cmdq_hci-crypto-qti.c
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #include "sdhci-msm.h"
 #include "cmdq_hci-crypto-qti.h"
 #include <linux/crypto-qti-common.h>
-#include <linux/pm_runtime.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_QCOM_ICE)
 #include <crypto/ice.h>
@@ -30,6 +29,8 @@
 #define MINIMUM_DUN_SIZE 512
 #define MAXIMUM_DUN_SIZE 65536
 
+static struct mmc_host *mmc_host;
+
 static struct cmdq_host_crypto_variant_ops cmdq_crypto_qti_variant_ops = {
 	.host_init_crypto = cmdq_crypto_qti_init_crypto,
 	.enable = cmdq_crypto_qti_enable,
@@ -121,11 +122,15 @@ static int cmdq_crypto_qti_keyslot_program(struct keyslot_manager *ksm,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mmc_host_clk_hold(mmc_host);
+
 	err = crypto_qti_keyslot_program(host->crypto_vops->priv, key,
 					 slot, data_unit_mask, crypto_alg_id);
 	if (err)
 		pr_err("%s: failed with error %d\n", __func__, err);
 
+	mmc_host_clk_release(mmc_host);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -137,19 +142,21 @@ static int cmdq_crypto_qti_keyslot_evict(struct keyslot_manager *ksm,
 	int val = 0;
 	struct cmdq_host *host = keyslot_manager_private(ksm);
 
-	pm_runtime_get_sync(&host->mmc->card->dev);
-
 	if (!cmdq_is_crypto_enabled(host) ||
 	    !cmdq_keyslot_valid(host, slot)) {
-		pm_runtime_put_sync(&host->mmc->card->dev);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	mmc_host_clk_hold(mmc_host);
+
 	err = crypto_qti_keyslot_evict(host->crypto_vops->priv, slot);
-	if (err)
+	if (err) {
 		pr_err("%s: failed with error %d\n", __func__, err);
+		mmc_host_clk_release(mmc_host);
+		return err;
+	}
+	mmc_host_clk_release(mmc_host);
 
-	pm_runtime_put_sync(&host->mmc->card->dev);
 	val = atomic_read(&keycache) & ~(1 << slot);
 	atomic_set(&keycache, val);
 
@@ -237,6 +244,11 @@ int cmdq_host_init_crypto_qti_spec(struct cmdq_host *host,
 	 * descriptor would be used to pass crypto specific informaton.
 	 */
 	host->caps |= CMDQ_TASK_DESC_SZ_128;
+	mmc_host = host->mmc;
+	if (!mmc_host) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 out:
@@ -319,6 +331,11 @@ int cmdq_host_init_crypto_qti_spec(struct cmdq_host *host,
 	 * descriptor would be used to pass crypto specific informaton.
 	 */
 	host->caps |= CMDQ_TASK_DESC_SZ_128;
+	mmc_host = host->mmc;
+	if (!mmc_host) {
+		err = -ENODEV;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	return 0;