diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
index c675dec587ef..12f4faaaf4ee 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/renesas_sdhi_core.c
@@ -589,6 +589,9 @@ static void renesas_sdhi_reset(struct tmio_mmc_host *host, bool preserve)
 			sd_ctrl_write16(host, CTL_RESET_SD, 0x0001);
 			priv->needs_adjust_hs400 = false;
 			renesas_sdhi_set_clock(host, host->clk_cache);
+
+			/* Ensure default value for this driver. */
+			renesas_sdhi_sdbuf_width(host, 16);
 		} else if (priv->scc_ctl) {
 			renesas_sdhi_scc_reset(host, priv);
 		}