diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index 240c5af79..45955271a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ int mmc_start_request(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	led_trigger_event(host->led, LED_FULL);
+	if (!mrq->cmd || mrq->cmd->opcode != MMC_SEND_STATUS) led_trigger_event(host->led, LED_FULL);
 	__mmc_start_request(host, mrq);
 
 	return 0;