diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
index 7a93bd5b24c522e6654e54bb4903131bf8b1fb9d..8fd226989b2556fdcfdb532d6e3f9773abf614be 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-n8x0.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static struct omap_mmc_platform_data mmc1_data = {
 	.max_freq			= 24000000,
 	.dma_mask			= 0xffffffff,
 	.slots[0] = {
-		.caps			= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA,
+		.wires			= 4,
 		.set_power		= n8x0_mmc_set_power,
 		.set_bus_mode		= n8x0_mmc_set_bus_mode,
 		.get_cover_state	= n8x0_mmc_get_cover_state,
diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
index 4f819fc261b721d71ca62220e8ae3d1a69a2491d..c5f35f87deaad3eeaf3daac2837953459161fbb5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-omap/include/plat/mmc.h
@@ -73,9 +73,12 @@ struct omap_mmc_platform_data {
 
 	struct omap_mmc_slot_data {
 
-		/* 4/8 wires and any additional host capabilities
-		 * need to OR'd all capabilities (ref. linux/mmc/host.h) */
-		u32 caps;
+		/*
+		 * 4/8 wires and any additional host capabilities
+		 * need to OR'd all capabilities (ref. linux/mmc/host.h)
+		 */
+		u8  wires;	/* Used for the MMC driver on omap1 and 2420 */
+		u32 caps;	/* Used for the MMC driver on 2430 and later */
 
 		/*
 		 * nomux means "standard" muxing is wrong on this board, and
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
index a9d62cfa87a2cc8261c2552b840837654c2d994d..d98ddcfac5e5cb2e0ddf1fd32fac9318cc09b29b 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/omap.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ static int __init mmc_omap_new_slot(struct mmc_omap_host *host, int id)
 	host->slots[id] = slot;
 
 	mmc->caps = 0;
-	if (host->pdata->slots[id].caps & MMC_CAP_8_BIT_DATA)
+	if (host->pdata->slots[id].wires >= 4)
 		mmc->caps |= MMC_CAP_4_BIT_DATA;
 
 	mmc->ops = &mmc_omap_ops;