diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
index 9dc6d726ec49..6c7eb859ace1 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sunxi-mmc.c
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ static int sunxi_mmc_clk_set_rate(struct sunxi_mmc_host *host,
 		clock <<= 1;
 	}
 
-	if (host->use_new_timings) {
+	if (host->use_new_timings && host->cfg->has_timings_switch) {
 		ret = sunxi_ccu_set_mmc_timing_mode(host->clk_mmc, true);
 		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(mmc_dev(mmc),