diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 7173bf56c2c5..a28d6b98a042 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1323,10 +1323,6 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 	if (host->caps & MMC_CAP_WAIT_WHILE_BUSY)
 		send_status = false;
 
-	/* Reduce frequency to HS */
-	max_dtr = card->ext_csd.hs_max_dtr;
-	mmc_set_clock(host, max_dtr);
-
 	/* Switch HS400 to HS DDR */
 	val = EXT_CSD_TIMING_HS;
 	err = __mmc_switch(card, EXT_CSD_CMD_SET_NORMAL, EXT_CSD_HS_TIMING,
@@ -1337,6 +1333,10 @@ int mmc_hs400_to_hs200(struct mmc_card *card)
 
 	mmc_set_timing(host, MMC_TIMING_MMC_DDR52);
 
+	/* Reduce frequency to HS */
+	max_dtr = card->ext_csd.hs_max_dtr;
+	mmc_set_clock(host, max_dtr);
+
 	if (!send_status) {
 		err = mmc_switch_status(card, false);
 		if (err)