diff --git a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
index e3cd0c777e..f79f167a7d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/fsl_esdhc.c
@@ -500,6 +500,10 @@ static int esdhc_getcd(struct mmc *mmc)
 	struct fsl_esdhc *regs = (struct fsl_esdhc *)cfg->esdhc_base;
 	int timeout = 1000;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ESDHC_DETECT_QUIRK
+	if (CONFIG_ESDHC_DETECT_QUIRK)
+		return 1;
+#endif
 	while (!(esdhc_read32(&regs->prsstat) & PRSSTAT_CINS) && --timeout)
 		udelay(1000);
 
diff --git a/include/configs/T4240QDS.h b/include/configs/T4240QDS.h
index 22019dcd2b..5b1ed63977 100644
--- a/include/configs/T4240QDS.h
+++ b/include/configs/T4240QDS.h
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_RECONFIG_IDLE	0x20
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_RECONFIG_START	0x21
 #define QIXIS_RCFG_CTL_WATCHDOG_ENBLE	0x08
+#define QIXIS_BRDCFG5			0x55
+#define QIXIS_MUX_SDHC			2
 #define QIXIS_BASE_PHYS		(0xf00000000ull | QIXIS_BASE)
 
 #define CONFIG_SYS_CSPR3_EXT	(0xf)
@@ -466,6 +468,9 @@ unsigned long get_board_ddr_clk(void);
 #define CONFIG_CMD_FAT
 #define CONFIG_DOS_PARTITION
 #define CONFIG_SYS_FSL_MMC_HAS_CAPBLT_VS33
+#define CONFIG_ESDHC_DETECT_QUIRK \
+	(!(readb(QIXIS_BASE + QIXIS_BRDCFG5) & QIXIS_MUX_SDHC) || \
+	IS_SVR_REV(get_svr(), 1, 0))
 #endif
 
 #define CONFIG_BOOTDELAY	10	/* -1 disables auto-boot */