diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
index 595be19f8ad5027e29daed72bbe0fb2c5d2d1a04..02e9fdeb8faf26891bdf43cb5846ae717fb720ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-realview/core.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static unsigned int realview_mmc_status(struct device *dev)
 	else
 		mask = 2;
 
-	return !(readl(REALVIEW_SYSMCI) & mask);
+	return readl(REALVIEW_SYSMCI) & mask;
 }
 
 struct mmci_platform_data realview_mmc0_plat_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
index d250711b8c7a4e3c17ee2ddcc53ad5b2e24ee420..c84239761cb4a2881d226f6f82b3acb694d30dae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-vexpress/v2m.c
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static struct platform_device v2m_flash_device = {
 
 static unsigned int v2m_mmci_status(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return !(readl(MMIO_P2V(V2M_SYS_MCI)) & (1 << 0));
+	return readl(MMIO_P2V(V2M_SYS_MCI)) & (1 << 0);
 }
 
 static struct mmci_platform_data v2m_mmci_data = {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 4917af96bae1d0be7472e32bf13784ec5ffb4412..2ed435bd4b6c18c426640140cf39908b1d065574 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -539,9 +539,13 @@ static int mmci_get_cd(struct mmc_host *mmc)
 	if (host->gpio_cd == -ENOSYS)
 		status = host->plat->status(mmc_dev(host->mmc));
 	else
-		status = gpio_get_value(host->gpio_cd);
+		status = !gpio_get_value(host->gpio_cd);
 
-	return !status;
+	/*
+	 * Use positive logic throughout - status is zero for no card,
+	 * non-zero for card inserted.
+	 */
+	return status;
 }
 
 static const struct mmc_host_ops mmci_ops = {