diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 818758b0d89f..995e3ca6890f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1720,7 +1720,8 @@ static void sdhci_do_set_ios(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_ios *ios)
 		sdhci_enable_preset_value(host, false);
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);
-	if (ios->clock && ios->clock != host->clock) {
+	if (ios->clock &&
+	    ((ios->clock != host->clock) || (ios->timing != host->timing))) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 		host->ops->set_clock(host, ios->clock);
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&host->lock, flags);