diff --git a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
index 6aba4a0f61a287689f0c4666580f54ba13eefbf2..4e21b3b9d330e4abf9834c22951cb18f8062828d 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/sdhci.c
@@ -1193,10 +1193,8 @@ static int __devinit sdhci_probe_slot(struct pci_dev *pdev, int slot)
 	version = (version & SDHCI_SPEC_VER_MASK) >> SDHCI_SPEC_VER_SHIFT;
 	if (version != 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Unknown controller version (%d). "
-			"Cowardly refusing to continue.\n", host->slot_descr,
+			"You may experience problems.\n", host->slot_descr,
 			version);
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto unmap;
 	}
 
 	caps = readl(host->ioaddr + SDHCI_CAPABILITIES);