diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 8da164b..f34ec5d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,11 @@
 
 	ctrl = sdhci_readb(host, SDHCI_HOST_CONTROL);
 
+	if (ios->bus_width == MMC_BUS_WIDTH_8)
+		ctrl |= SDHCI_CTRL_8BITBUS;
+	else
+		ctrl &= ~SDHCI_CTRL_8BITBUS;
+
 	if (ios->bus_width == MMC_BUS_WIDTH_4)
 		ctrl |= SDHCI_CTRL_4BITBUS;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index b1839a3..030de49 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_ADMA1	0x08
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_ADMA32	0x10
 #define   SDHCI_CTRL_ADMA64	0x18
+#define  SDHCI_CTRL_8BITBUS	0x20
 
 #define SDHCI_POWER_CONTROL	0x29
 #define  SDHCI_POWER_ON		0x01