diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/sd_uhs2.c b/drivers/mmc/core/sd_uhs2.c
index ddd2291ad7c4..0611db848c23 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/sd_uhs2.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/sd_uhs2.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ static int sd_uhs2_dev_init(struct mmc_host *host)
 	struct uhs2_command uhs2_cmd = {};
 	u32 cnt;
 	u32 dap, gap, resp_gap;
+	u32 payload0;
 	u8 gd = 0;
 	int err;
 
@@ -180,10 +181,11 @@ static int sd_uhs2_dev_init(struct mmc_host *host)
 	 * Let's retry the DEVICE_INIT command no more than 30 times.
 	 */
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < 30; cnt++) {
-		uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = ((dap & 0xF) << 12) |
-				       UHS2_DEV_INIT_COMPLETE_FLAG |
-				       ((gd & 0xF) << 4) |
-				       (gap & 0xF);
+		payload0 = ((dap & 0xF) << 12) |
+			    UHS2_DEV_INIT_COMPLETE_FLAG |
+			    ((gd & 0xF) << 4) |
+			    (gap & 0xF);
+		uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = payload0;
 
 		sd_uhs2_cmd_assemble(&cmd, &uhs2_cmd, UHS2_DEV_INIT_PAYLOAD_LEN,
 				     UHS2_DEV_INIT_RESP_LEN);
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ static int sd_uhs2_enum(struct mmc_host *host, u32 *node_id)
 {
 	struct mmc_command cmd = {0};
 	struct uhs2_command uhs2_cmd = {};
+	u32 payload0;
 	u8 id_f = 0xF, id_l = 0x0;
 	int err;
 
@@ -247,8 +250,8 @@ static int sd_uhs2_enum(struct mmc_host *host, u32 *node_id)
 			UHS2_NATIVE_CMD_PLEN_4B |
 			(UHS2_DEV_CMD_ENUMERATE >> 8);
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = (id_f << 4) | id_l;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[0]);
+	payload0 = (id_f << 4) | id_l;
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(payload0);
 
 	sd_uhs2_cmd_assemble(&cmd, &uhs2_cmd, UHS2_DEV_ENUM_PAYLOAD_LEN, UHS2_DEV_ENUM_RESP_LEN);
 
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 {
 	struct mmc_command cmd = {0};
 	struct uhs2_command uhs2_cmd = {};
+	u32 payload0, payload1;
 	u8 nMinDataGap;
 	int err;
 
@@ -491,10 +495,10 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 	host->uhs2_caps.n_lanes_set = UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_GEN_SET_2L_FD_HD;
 	card->uhs2_config.n_lanes_set = UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_GEN_SET_2L_FD_HD;
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = card->uhs2_config.n_lanes_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_LANES_POS;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = 0;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[0]);
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[1]);
+	payload0 = card->uhs2_config.n_lanes_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_LANES_POS;
+	payload1 = 0;
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(payload0);
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(payload1);
 
 	/*
 	 * There is no payload because per spec, there should be
@@ -549,8 +553,7 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 		card->uhs2_config.speed_range_set = UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_PHY_SET_SPEED_A;
 	}
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] =
-			card->uhs2_config.speed_range_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_PHY_SET_SPEED_POS;
+	payload0 = card->uhs2_config.speed_range_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_PHY_SET_SPEED_POS;
 
 	card->uhs2_config.n_lss_sync_set = (max(card->uhs2_config.n_lss_sync,
 						host->uhs2_caps.n_lss_sync) >> 2) &
@@ -562,10 +565,10 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 					  UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_LSS_DIR_MASK;
 	host->uhs2_caps.n_lss_dir_set = card->uhs2_config.n_lss_dir_set;
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = (card->uhs2_config.n_lss_dir_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_LSS_DIR_POS) |
-			      card->uhs2_config.n_lss_sync_set;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[0]);
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[1]);
+	payload1 = (card->uhs2_config.n_lss_dir_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_LSS_DIR_POS) |
+		   card->uhs2_config.n_lss_sync_set;
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(payload0);
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(payload1);
 
 	memset(uhs2_cmd.uhs2_resp, 0, sizeof(uhs2_cmd.uhs2_resp));
 
@@ -612,13 +615,12 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 	host->uhs2_caps.max_retry_set = 3;
 	card->uhs2_config.max_retry_set = host->uhs2_caps.max_retry_set;
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] =
-			(card->uhs2_config.maxblk_len_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_MAX_BLK_LEN_POS) |
-			(card->uhs2_config.max_retry_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_LT_SET_MAX_RETRY_POS) |
-			(card->uhs2_config.n_fcu_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_FCU_POS);
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = card->uhs2_config.n_data_gap_set;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[0]);
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[1]);
+	payload0 = (card->uhs2_config.maxblk_len_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_MAX_BLK_LEN_POS) |
+		   (card->uhs2_config.max_retry_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_LT_SET_MAX_RETRY_POS) |
+		   (card->uhs2_config.n_fcu_set << UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_N_FCU_POS);
+	payload1 = card->uhs2_config.n_data_gap_set;
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(payload0);
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(payload1);
 
 	sd_uhs2_cmd_assemble(&cmd, &uhs2_cmd, UHS2_CFG_WRITE_PAYLOAD_LEN, 0);
 
@@ -645,10 +647,10 @@ static int sd_uhs2_config_write(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 			UHS2_NATIVE_CMD_PLEN_8B |
 			(UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_GEN_SET >> 8);
 
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = 0;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_GEN_SET_CFG_COMPLETE;
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[0]);
-	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(uhs2_cmd.payload[1]);
+	payload0 = 0;
+	payload1 = UHS2_DEV_CONFIG_GEN_SET_CFG_COMPLETE;
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[0] = cpu_to_be32(payload0);
+	uhs2_cmd.payload[1] = cpu_to_be32(payload1);
 
 	memset(uhs2_cmd.uhs2_resp, 0, sizeof(uhs2_cmd.uhs2_resp));
 	sd_uhs2_cmd_assemble(&cmd, &uhs2_cmd, UHS2_CFG_WRITE_PAYLOAD_LEN,
