diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index 187dae143cc1..2fb893313044 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static unsigned int fmax = 515633;
  * struct variant_data - MMCI variant-specific quirks
  * @clkreg: default value for MCICLOCK register
  * @clkreg_enable: enable value for MMCICLOCK register
+ * @clkreg_8bit_bus_enable: enable value for 8 bit bus
  * @datalength_bits: number of bits in the MMCIDATALENGTH register
  * @fifosize: number of bytes that can be written when MMCI_TXFIFOEMPTY
  *	      is asserted (likewise for RX)
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ static unsigned int fmax = 515633;
 struct variant_data {
 	unsigned int		clkreg;
 	unsigned int		clkreg_enable;
+	unsigned int		clkreg_8bit_bus_enable;
 	unsigned int		datalength_bits;
 	unsigned int		fifosize;
 	unsigned int		fifohalfsize;
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_u300 = {
 	.fifosize		= 16 * 4,
 	.fifohalfsize		= 8 * 4,
 	.clkreg_enable		= MCI_ST_U300_HWFCEN,
+	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datalength_bits	= 16,
 	.sdio			= true,
 	.pwrreg_powerup		= MCI_PWR_ON,
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_ux500 = {
 	.fifohalfsize		= 8 * 4,
 	.clkreg			= MCI_CLK_ENABLE,
 	.clkreg_enable		= MCI_ST_UX500_HWFCEN,
+	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
 	.sdio			= true,
 	.st_clkdiv		= true,
@@ -154,6 +158,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_ux500v2 = {
 	.fifohalfsize		= 8 * 4,
 	.clkreg			= MCI_CLK_ENABLE,
 	.clkreg_enable		= MCI_ST_UX500_HWFCEN,
+	.clkreg_8bit_bus_enable = MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS,
 	.datactrl_mask_ddrmode	= MCI_ST_DPSM_DDRMODE,
 	.datalength_bits	= 24,
 	.sdio			= true,
@@ -305,7 +310,7 @@ static void mmci_set_clkreg(struct mmci_host *host, unsigned int desired)
 	if (host->mmc->ios.bus_width == MMC_BUS_WIDTH_4)
 		clk |= MCI_4BIT_BUS;
 	if (host->mmc->ios.bus_width == MMC_BUS_WIDTH_8)
-		clk |= MCI_ST_8BIT_BUS;
+		clk |= variant->clkreg_8bit_bus_enable;
 
 	if (host->mmc->ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_UHS_DDR50 ||
 	    host->mmc->ios.timing == MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52)