diff --git a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/src/sdmmc_host.c b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/src/sdmmc_host.c
index c33479cb1cc..4a84723e212 100644
--- a/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/src/sdmmc_host.c
+++ b/components/esp_driver_sdmmc/src/sdmmc_host.c
@@ -929,7 +929,9 @@ esp_err_t sdmmc_host_deinit(void)
         return ESP_ERR_INVALID_STATE;
     }
     for (int slot = 0; slot < SOC_SDMMC_NUM_SLOTS; slot++) {
-        sdmmc_host_deinit_slot_internal(slot);
+        if (sdmmc_host_slot_initialized(slot)) {
+            sdmmc_host_deinit_slot_internal(slot);
+        }
     }
     sdmmc_host_deinit_internal();