diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 09113b9ad679..18a7afb2a5b2 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -538,10 +538,12 @@ int __mmc_switch(struct mmc_card *card, u8 set, u8 index, u8 value,
 	 * If the cmd timeout and the max_busy_timeout of the host are both
 	 * specified, let's validate them. A failure means we need to prevent
 	 * the host from doing hw busy detection, which is done by converting
-	 * to a R1 response instead of a R1B.
+	 * to a R1 response instead of a R1B. Note, some hosts requires R1B,
+	 * which also means they are on their own when it comes to deal with the
+	 * busy timeout.
 	 */
-	if (timeout_ms && host->max_busy_timeout &&
-		(timeout_ms > host->max_busy_timeout))
+	if (!(host->caps & MMC_CAP_NEED_RSP_BUSY) && timeout_ms &&
+	    host->max_busy_timeout && (timeout_ms > host->max_busy_timeout))
 		use_r1b_resp = false;
 
 	cmd.opcode = MMC_SWITCH;
diff --git a/include/linux/mmc/host.h b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
index ba703384bea0..4c5eb3aa8e72 100644
--- a/include/linux/mmc/host.h
+++ b/include/linux/mmc/host.h
@@ -333,6 +333,7 @@ struct mmc_host {
 				 MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR50 | MMC_CAP_UHS_SDR104 | \
 				 MMC_CAP_UHS_DDR50)
 #define MMC_CAP_SYNC_RUNTIME_PM	(1 << 21)	/* Synced runtime PM suspends. */
+#define MMC_CAP_NEED_RSP_BUSY	(1 << 22)	/* Commands with R1B can't use R1. */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_A	(1 << 23)	/* Host supports Driver Type A */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_C	(1 << 24)	/* Host supports Driver Type C */
 #define MMC_CAP_DRIVER_TYPE_D	(1 << 25)	/* Host supports Driver Type D */