diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
index 2fc426926574..2c25271f8c41 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/block.c
@@ -2418,9 +2418,8 @@ static const struct mmc_fixup blk_fixups[] =
 	END_FIXUP
 };
 
-static int mmc_blk_probe(struct device *dev)
+static int mmc_blk_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
 	struct mmc_blk_data *md, *part_md;
 	char cap_str[10];
 
@@ -2445,7 +2444,7 @@ static int mmc_blk_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (mmc_blk_alloc_parts(card, md))
 		goto out;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, md);
+	dev_set_drvdata(&card->dev, md);
 
 	if (mmc_add_disk(md))
 		goto out;
@@ -2475,10 +2474,9 @@ static int mmc_blk_probe(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mmc_blk_remove(struct device *dev)
+static void mmc_blk_remove(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
-	struct mmc_blk_data *md = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mmc_blk_data *md = dev_get_drvdata(&card->dev);
 
 	mmc_blk_remove_parts(card, md);
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(&card->dev);
@@ -2489,15 +2487,13 @@ static int mmc_blk_remove(struct device *dev)
 		pm_runtime_disable(&card->dev);
 	pm_runtime_put_noidle(&card->dev);
 	mmc_blk_remove_req(md);
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, NULL);
-
-	return 0;
+	dev_set_drvdata(&card->dev, NULL);
 }
 
-static int _mmc_blk_suspend(struct device *dev)
+static int _mmc_blk_suspend(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	struct mmc_blk_data *part_md;
-	struct mmc_blk_data *md = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+	struct mmc_blk_data *md = dev_get_drvdata(&card->dev);
 
 	if (md) {
 		mmc_queue_suspend(&md->queue);
@@ -2508,15 +2504,17 @@ static int _mmc_blk_suspend(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void mmc_blk_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+static void mmc_blk_shutdown(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	_mmc_blk_suspend(dev);
+	_mmc_blk_suspend(card);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int mmc_blk_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return _mmc_blk_suspend(dev);
+	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
+
+	return _mmc_blk_suspend(card);
 }
 
 static int mmc_blk_resume(struct device *dev)
@@ -2541,9 +2539,11 @@ static int mmc_blk_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(mmc_blk_pm_ops, mmc_blk_suspend, mmc_blk_resume);
 
-static struct device_driver mmc_driver = {
-	.name		= "mmcblk",
-	.pm		= &mmc_blk_pm_ops,
+static struct mmc_driver mmc_driver = {
+	.drv		= {
+		.name	= "mmcblk",
+		.pm	= &mmc_blk_pm_ops,
+	},
 	.probe		= mmc_blk_probe,
 	.remove		= mmc_blk_remove,
 	.shutdown	= mmc_blk_shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
index 7dac4695163b..53b741398b93 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/card/mmc_test.c
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <linux/mmc/host.h>
 #include <linux/mmc/mmc.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
 
 #include <linux/scatterlist.h>
 #include <linux/swap.h>		/* For nr_free_buffer_pages() */
@@ -2996,9 +2995,8 @@ static int mmc_test_register_dbgfs_file(struct mmc_card *card)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int mmc_test_probe(struct device *dev)
+static int mmc_test_probe(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!mmc_card_mmc(card) && !mmc_card_sd(card))
@@ -3013,22 +3011,20 @@ static int mmc_test_probe(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int mmc_test_remove(struct device *dev)
+static void mmc_test_remove(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
-	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
-
 	mmc_test_free_result(card);
 	mmc_test_free_dbgfs_file(card);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
-static void mmc_test_shutdown(struct device *dev)
+static void mmc_test_shutdown(struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 }
 
-static struct device_driver mmc_driver = {
-	.name	= "mmc_test",
+static struct mmc_driver mmc_driver = {
+	.drv		= {
+		.name	= "mmc_test",
+	},
 	.probe		= mmc_test_probe,
 	.remove		= mmc_test_remove,
 	.shutdown	= mmc_test_shutdown,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
index c5ef10065a4a..972ff844cf5a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/bus.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "sdio_cis.h"
 #include "bus.h"
 
+#define to_mmc_driver(d)	container_of(d, struct mmc_driver, drv)
+
 static ssize_t type_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -105,14 +107,33 @@ mmc_bus_uevent(struct device *dev, struct kobj_uevent_env *env)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+static int mmc_bus_probe(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mmc_driver *drv = to_mmc_driver(dev->driver);
+	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
+
+	return drv->probe(card);
+}
+
+static int mmc_bus_remove(struct device *dev)
+{
+	struct mmc_driver *drv = to_mmc_driver(dev->driver);
+	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
+
+	drv->remove(card);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void mmc_bus_shutdown(struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct mmc_driver *drv = to_mmc_driver(dev->driver);
 	struct mmc_card *card = mmc_dev_to_card(dev);
 	struct mmc_host *host = card->host;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (dev->driver && dev->driver->shutdown)
-		dev->driver->shutdown(dev);
+	if (dev->driver && drv->shutdown)
+		drv->shutdown(card);
 
 	if (host->bus_ops->shutdown) {
 		ret = host->bus_ops->shutdown(host);
@@ -181,6 +202,8 @@ static struct bus_type mmc_bus_type = {
 	.dev_groups	= mmc_dev_groups,
 	.match		= mmc_bus_match,
 	.uevent		= mmc_bus_uevent,
+	.probe		= mmc_bus_probe,
+	.remove		= mmc_bus_remove,
 	.shutdown	= mmc_bus_shutdown,
 	.pm		= &mmc_bus_pm_ops,
 };
@@ -199,22 +222,24 @@ void mmc_unregister_bus(void)
  *	mmc_register_driver - register a media driver
  *	@drv: MMC media driver
  */
-int mmc_register_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
+int mmc_register_driver(struct mmc_driver *drv)
 {
-	drv->bus = &mmc_bus_type;
-	return driver_register(drv);
+	drv->drv.bus = &mmc_bus_type;
+	return driver_register(&drv->drv);
 }
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_register_driver);
 
 /**
  *	mmc_unregister_driver - unregister a media driver
  *	@drv: MMC media driver
  */
-void mmc_unregister_driver(struct device_driver *drv)
+void mmc_unregister_driver(struct mmc_driver *drv)
 {
-	drv->bus = &mmc_bus_type;
-	driver_unregister(drv);
+	drv->drv.bus = &mmc_bus_type;
+	driver_unregister(&drv->drv);
 }
+
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mmc_unregister_driver);
 
 static void mmc_release_card(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/card.h b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
index a6cf4c063e4e..19f0175c0afa 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/card.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/card.h
@@ -512,8 +512,18 @@ static inline int mmc_card_broken_irq_polling(const struct mmc_card *c)
 
 #define mmc_dev_to_card(d)	container_of(d, struct mmc_card, dev)
 
-extern int mmc_register_driver(struct device_driver *);
-extern void mmc_unregister_driver(struct device_driver *);
+/*
+ * MMC device driver (e.g., Flash card, I/O card...)
+ */
+struct mmc_driver {
+	struct device_driver drv;
+	int (*probe)(struct mmc_card *);
+	void (*remove)(struct mmc_card *);
+	void (*shutdown)(struct mmc_card *);
+};
+
+extern int mmc_register_driver(struct mmc_driver *);
+extern void mmc_unregister_driver(struct mmc_driver *);
 
 extern void mmc_fixup_device(struct mmc_card *card,
 			     const struct mmc_fixup *table);