diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
index 7845f873ac..b9cbe34f1f 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ static void sdhci_set_power(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned short power)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (host->quirks & SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_SIMULT_VDD_AND_POWER)
+		sdhci_writeb(host, pwr, SDHCI_POWER_CONTROL);
+
 	pwr |= SDHCI_POWER_ON;
 
 	sdhci_writeb(host, pwr, SDHCI_POWER_CONTROL);
diff --git a/include/sdhci.h b/include/sdhci.h
index c44793d5ec..cffbe53621 100644
--- a/include/sdhci.h
+++ b/include/sdhci.h
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_BROKEN_VOLTAGE	(1 << 4)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_CD		(1 << 5)
 #define SDHCI_QUIRK_WAIT_SEND_CMD	(1 << 6)
+#define SDHCI_QUIRK_NO_SIMULT_VDD_AND_POWER (1 << 7)
 
 /* to make gcc happy */
 struct sdhci_host;