diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
index 79a0c26e1419..a31789be0840 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc.c
@@ -1608,9 +1608,11 @@ static int mmc_init_card(struct mmc_host *host, u32 ocr,
 		if (err) {
 			pr_warn("%s: Enabling HPI failed\n",
 				mmc_hostname(card->host));
+			card->ext_csd.hpi_en = 0;
 			err = 0;
-		} else
+		} else {
 			card->ext_csd.hpi_en = 1;
+		}
 	}
 
 	/*