diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
index e907a0a866da71186aa54bc7aea4a33390029911..1841d250e9e2c67690d06e10f382e45857b6f6d9 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.c
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ static struct variant_data variant_qcom = {
 	.mmcimask1		= true,
 	.start_err		= MCI_STARTBITERR,
 	.opendrain		= MCI_ROD,
+	.init			= qcom_variant_init,
 };
 
 /* Busy detection for the ST Micro variant */
@@ -417,7 +418,6 @@ static void mmci_init_sg(struct mmci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 static void mmci_dma_setup(struct mmci_host *host)
 {
 	const char *rxname, *txname;
-	struct variant_data *variant = host->variant;
 
 	host->dma_rx_channel = dma_request_slave_channel(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "rx");
 	host->dma_tx_channel = dma_request_slave_channel(mmc_dev(host->mmc), "tx");
@@ -465,9 +465,8 @@ static void mmci_dma_setup(struct mmci_host *host)
 			host->mmc->max_seg_size = max_seg_size;
 	}
 
-	if (variant->qcom_dml && host->dma_rx_channel && host->dma_tx_channel)
-		if (dml_hw_init(host, host->mmc->parent->of_node))
-			variant->qcom_dml = false;
+	if (host->ops && host->ops->dma_setup)
+		host->ops->dma_setup(host);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
index f2eff0cc6934a981fcaad5263d6957326320d58d..517591d219e933fc233c636adcbff268f4bb621e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci.h
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ struct variant_data {
 
 /* mmci variant callbacks */
 struct mmci_host_ops {
+	void (*dma_setup)(struct mmci_host *host);
 };
 
 struct mmci_host_next {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.c
index 00750c9d35145ddc291904f7a0c9a4a261f3f48c..be3fab5db83fc7bc68e03ba4c87ef748ba7ec2d8 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.c
@@ -119,17 +119,20 @@ static int of_get_dml_pipe_index(struct device_node *np, const char *name)
 }
 
 /* Initialize the dml hardware connected to SD Card controller */
-int dml_hw_init(struct mmci_host *host, struct device_node *np)
+static void qcom_dma_setup(struct mmci_host *host)
 {
 	u32 config;
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int consumer_id, producer_id;
+	struct device_node *np = host->mmc->parent->of_node;
 
 	consumer_id = of_get_dml_pipe_index(np, "tx");
 	producer_id = of_get_dml_pipe_index(np, "rx");
 
-	if (producer_id < 0 || consumer_id < 0)
-		return -ENODEV;
+	if (producer_id < 0 || consumer_id < 0) {
+		host->variant->qcom_dml = false;
+		return;
+	}
 
 	base = host->base + DML_OFFSET;
 
@@ -172,6 +175,13 @@ int dml_hw_init(struct mmci_host *host, struct device_node *np)
 
 	/* Make sure dml initialization is finished */
 	mb();
+}
 
-	return 0;
+static struct mmci_host_ops qcom_variant_ops = {
+	.dma_setup = qcom_dma_setup,
+};
+
+void qcom_variant_init(struct mmci_host *host)
+{
+	host->ops = &qcom_variant_ops;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.h b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.h
index 6e405d09d534709bc8e4e9cded31eeb310725b57..fa16f6f4d4adb499abb24a6c171041d544fdea1b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mmci_qcom_dml.h
@@ -16,12 +16,11 @@
 #define __MMC_QCOM_DML_H__
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MMC_QCOM_DML
-int dml_hw_init(struct mmci_host *host, struct device_node *np);
+void qcom_variant_init(struct mmci_host *host);
 void dml_start_xfer(struct mmci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data);
 #else
-static inline int dml_hw_init(struct mmci_host *host, struct device_node *np)
+static inline void qcom_variant_init(struct mmci_host *host)
 {
-	return -ENOSYS;
 }
 static inline void dml_start_xfer(struct mmci_host *host, struct mmc_data *data)
 {