diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
index 3b328d6197ef..cf390ff7a73c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-msm.c
@@ -4100,6 +4100,7 @@ static int sdhci_msm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	msm_host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_CLK_SCALE;
 	msm_host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_SANITIZE;
 	msm_host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_MAX_DISCARD_SIZE;
+	msm_host->mmc->caps2 |= MMC_CAP2_SLEEP_AWAKE;
 
 	if (msm_host->pdata->nonremovable)
 		msm_host->mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_NONREMOVABLE;