diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
index 797be7549a15c01a0e9acda2b0adaccb0a6c9416..653f335bef1516ca9aba102e1f3ab21d99a754ce 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci-of-esdhc.c
@@ -208,6 +208,12 @@ static void esdhc_of_set_clock(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned int clock)
 	if (clock == 0)
 		return;
 
+	/* Workaround to start pre_div at 2 for VNN < VENDOR_V_23 */
+	temp = esdhc_readw(host, SDHCI_HOST_VERSION);
+	temp = (temp & SDHCI_VENDOR_VER_MASK) >> SDHCI_VENDOR_VER_SHIFT;
+	if (temp < VENDOR_V_23)
+		pre_div = 2;
+
 	/* Workaround to reduce the clock frequency for p1010 esdhc */
 	if (of_find_compatible_node(NULL, NULL, "fsl,p1010-esdhc")) {
 		if (clock > 20000000)