diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
index ab36c7b491f34b0e5cecbc80491d413e7242c6e7..f091b43d00c4968c0ff1958a8c68f9f7c7e29f19 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/core.c
@@ -1832,6 +1832,10 @@ int mmc_power_save_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG
+	pr_info("%s: %s: powering down\n", mmc_hostname(host), __func__);
+#endif
+
 	mmc_bus_get(host);
 
 	if (!host->bus_ops || host->bus_dead || !host->bus_ops->power_restore) {
@@ -1854,6 +1858,10 @@ int mmc_power_restore_host(struct mmc_host *host)
 {
 	int ret;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_MMC_DEBUG
+	pr_info("%s: %s: powering up\n", mmc_hostname(host), __func__);
+#endif
+
 	mmc_bus_get(host);
 
 	if (!host->bus_ops || host->bus_dead || !host->bus_ops->power_restore) {