diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/cqhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/cqhci.c
index 697fe40756bf..7ba4f714106f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/cqhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/cqhci.c
@@ -273,6 +273,9 @@ static void __cqhci_enable(struct cqhci_host *cq_host)
 
 	cqhci_writel(cq_host, cqcfg, CQHCI_CFG);
 
+	if (cqhci_readl(cq_host, CQHCI_CTL) & CQHCI_HALT)
+		cqhci_writel(cq_host, 0, CQHCI_CTL);
+
 	mmc->cqe_on = true;
 
 	if (cq_host->ops->enable)